GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

TECTONICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following statements provided early evidence supporting the hypothesis of continental drift?
A
interlocking shapes of present day coastlines
B
mid-ocean ridges generating new sea floor
C
matching magnetic patterns of sea floor
D
dating of rocks showing increase in age as distance from mid-ocean ridge
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Wegener’s first piece of evidence was that the coastlines of some continents fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. People noticed the similarities in the coastlines of South America and Africa on the first world maps, and some suggested the continents had been ripped apart [3].

Detailed explanation-3: -Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis: The theory of continental drift simply stated that continents drifted from one location to another over time. Wegener noticed that the coasts of South America and Africa seemed to fit together like a puzzle.

Detailed explanation-4: -Coastline Matching The similarity of coastlines for different continents suggests that they may once have been connected. But the fact that they were separated by sometimes thousands of miles suggested continental drift or plate tectonics .

There is 1 question to complete.