EARTH SCIENCE
TECTONICS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Alfred Wegener used all of the following for evidence of his theory except ____
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The shapes of the continents fitting together like a puzzle
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Similar fossils on different continents
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Comparable weather patterns on different continents
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Similar rock formations on different continents
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The four pieces of evidence for the continental drift include continents fitting together like a puzzle, scattering ancient fossils, rocks, mountain ranges, and the old climatic zones’ locations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The correct answer is : Paleomagnetism. Paleomagnetism was not used by Wegener to bolster his theory of continental drift.
Detailed explanation-3: -He used fossil evidence, such as that of tropical plants found on the Arctic island of Spitzbergen. He found large-scale geographic features that matched, like the Appalachian Mountains in the United States and the Scottish Highlands, as well as rock strata in South Africa that matched those in Brazil.
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