EARTH SCIENCE
TECTONICS
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Question
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How is plate tectonics supported by the apparent fit of the continental coastlines?
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The continents appear to have once been joined together and to have since drifted apart.
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The continents appear to have once been joined to oceanic crust and to have since been lifted above sea level.
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The continents appear to have once been joined to additional continents that have since been destroyed.
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Plate tectonics is not supported by the apparent fit of the continental coastlines.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -This apparent fit is due to the fact the continents were once connected, and have since moved apart in what has been called continental drift .
Detailed explanation-2: -Alfred Wegener in Greenland. Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth’s land masses are in constant motion. The realization that Earth’s land masses move was first proposed by Alfred Wegener, which he called continental drift.
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