Question

Explain how the following pieces of evidence supported the continental drift theory.

a) matching continental margins

b) similar animal fossils in South America and Africa

c) similar rock types and structures in North America and northern Europe

d) magnetic striping in rocks

Information I know is inside the brackets.

( The continental drift theory states that the continents have not always been in their present locations but have "drifted" there over millions of years.)

The question is confusing. How do I answer these question?

Answer 1

The first is obvious. I noted that the similar shapes of the continents when I was in elementary school -- long before the Continental Drift theory became accepted.

There's no other way for the same animal fossils to be found on two continents separated by an ocean than that these continents were once joined.

Check these sites for more information.

http://www.historyoftheuniverse.com/cdevidence.html

http://www.stockton.edu/~hozikm/geol/Courses/The%20Earth/Content%20Web%20Pages/Bugielski/webpage.htm

Answer 2

Trust me its
1.)B - Mesosaursus
2.)D - the contenients do not move
3.)B - cooling and solidification of magma
4.)B - rock that has layers and smaller pieces of rock in it. It also has fossil in it
5.)B - Fracture
6.)B - gypsum
7.)C - metamorphic rock
8.)D - sediment
plz trust me i swear I would never lie becuase I know how it feels when people tell the wrong answers and becuase it took me half an hour to write this lol

Answer 3

btw its the quiz

Answer 4

trust me isn't right i got 8/8

Answer 5

Is trust me right?

Answer 6

I got 7/8 2 is D not B

Answer 7

Trust me is right

Answer 8

they are right

Answer 9

Yeah, it's right. I just did the quiz and I passed.

Answer 10

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Answer 11

@TRUST ME #2 is D but not the continents did not move it is actually the continents were once joined together in a single landmass

Answer 12

it's your boy is right it is d all the rest are good

Answer 13

trust me is correct i got 100

Answer 14

Connexus students, 2 and 8 are wrong 2:sediment 8:the continents were once joined in a single landmass. Pika, please trust me I tell you cause I got an 6/8.

Answer 15

Pikachu... you must have a different order of questions because i go to connexus and i got 100%
ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE CORRECT EXCEPT FOR THE EXPLANATION ON #2

Answer 16

Pika-chu?

Answer 17

Answers:

1: B
2: D
3: B
4: B
5: B
6: B
7: C
8: D

Answer 18

Trust Me Is Correct! Every Answer is right, for lesson 4 unit 3 science CONNEXUS

Answer 19

lone wanderer is correct

Answer 20

trust me is right only he/she put D and then the answer to B which is wrong but 2 is D. the continents were once joined together in a single landmass.