EARTH SCIENCE
TECTONICS
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Question
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matching rock layers on separate continents
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similar land features on separated, present-day continents
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the interlocking of present-day coastlines, such as Africa and South America
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thin layer of sediment covering ocean floor, indicating that it was relatively young
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Detailed explanation-1: -Evidence for Tectonic Plates Earthquakes, mountain building and volcanic activity occur mostly at the boundaries of the moving plates. Only shallow earthquakes occur where plates diverge at mid-ocean ridges, whereas earthquakes extend to great depth where plates converge at subduction zones.
Detailed explanation-2: -The theory of plate tectonics does not explain how continental movements could occur. See what the community says and unlock a badge.
Detailed explanation-3: -The evidence for continental drift included the fit of the continents; the distribution of ancient fossils, rocks, and mountain ranges; and the locations of ancient climatic zones.
Detailed explanation-4: -Theory of Plate Tectonics was established by Alfred Wegener. Fossils and Mountain ranges were his evidences. Alfred Wegener created the idea of continental drift and wrote ‘The Origin of Continents and Oceans’ to support his idea.