The discovery that rocks from the Franklin Mountains in West Texas and the mountains in eastern Antarctica are the same age, as well as their chemical and geological similarities, supports the topic of Plate tectonics. This evidence suggests that these areas were once part of the same landmass before the continents drifted apart.
Scientists recently
discovered that rocks
collected from the Franklin
Mountains in West Texas
and rocks collected from
mountains in eastern
Antarctica were exactly
the same age. Further
research showed that the
rocks were chemically and
geologically the same and
came from the same
magma source. This
discovery provides
evidence that supports
one of the below topics.
Pick the topic this type of
evidence supports.
(1 point)
Coastal erosion
Ocean currents
Glacial melting
Plate tectonics
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