EARTH SCIENCE
TECTONICS
Question
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Rock strata
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glacier landforms
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lava samples
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mountain ranges
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Detailed explanation-1: -Wegener supported his theory by demonstrating the biological and geological similarities between continents. South America and Africa contain fossils of animals found only on those two continents, with corresponding geographic ranges.
Detailed explanation-2: -Alfred Wegener produced evidence in 1912 that the continents are in motion, but because he could not explain what forces could move them, geologists rejected his ideas.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are 3 main kinds of boundaries. Wegener found 4 major pieces of evidence that the continents presently move apart previous! fossils • climates • rocks as early as 1596 by ancient glaciers are found on both of.
Detailed explanation-4: -Alfred Wegener collected diverse pieces of evidence to support his theory, including geological “fit” and fossil evidence.