EARTH SCIENCE
TECTONICS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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fossils of organisms that lived in warm climates have been found in arctic environments.
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species of organisms in the fossil record have changed over geologic time.
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the oldest known fossils, found in the deepest rock layers, represent ocean organisms
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some fossilized organisms have only been found on one continent.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. The evidence to support the idea that some tectonic plates have traveled great distances is option A, “fossils of organisms that lived in warm climates have been found in arctic environments."
Detailed explanation-2: -Finding identical or similar fossils in areas separated by vast distances were some of the first clues that scientists used to reconstruct past plate movement. This distribution of fossils led to theories that the southern continents were once joined in a supercontinent called Gondwana.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following provides evidence that the continents on tectonic plates have moved away from each other in the past? Fossils of the same plants and animals are fond on widely separated continents.
Detailed explanation-4: -Q. Which of the following provides evidence for past tectonic plate motions? Matching rock type and rock formations can show the way the continents were once attached.
Detailed explanation-5: -Fossil Evidence One type of evidence that strongly supported the Theory of Continental Drift is the fossil record. Scientists have found fossils of similar types of plants and animals in rocks of similar age. These rocks were on the shores of different continents. This suggests that the continents were once joined.