EARTH SCIENCE
TECTONICS
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Question
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Which or who of the following helped to support Wegener’s hypothesis?
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Eduard Seuss finding same plant fossils on different continents.
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Discovery of Mesosaurus fossils on different continents.
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Edward Bullard discovery, using computers, that the coastlines of South America and Africa match extremely well at a depth of 1, 000 meters.
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All of the above.
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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 evidence included the fit of the continents, the distribution of ancient fossils, the placement of similar rocks and structures on the opposite sides of oceans, and indicators of ancient climate found in locations where those climates do not exist today.
Detailed explanation-3: -Wegener was a German meteorologist, geophysicist and polar researcher. In 1915 he published ‘The Origin of Continents and Oceans’, which outlined his theory of Continental Drift.
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