GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

TECTONICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?
A
Africa and North America
B
South America and Europe
C
South America and Africa
D
Antartica and Africa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Antarctica and Africa Answer: i think the answer is A.

Detailed explanation-2: -The east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa seem to fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, and Wegener discovered their rock layers “fit” just as clearly. South America and Africa were not the only continents with similar geology.

Detailed explanation-3: -Evidence suggested that Pangaea began to break up about 200 million years ago. By 160 million years ago, continents had begun to drift to their present locations. Today’s coastlines of South America and Africa are a match because these two continents were once joined together. Evidence supported the hypothesis.

Detailed explanation-4: -A continent is one of Earth’s seven main divisions of land. The continents are, from largest to smallest: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

Detailed explanation-5: -To him, the presence of identical fossil species along the coastal parts of Africa and South America was the most compelling evidence that the two continents were once joined.

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