Question

Describe how plant fossils found at Svalbard in Norway gave evidence of drifting continents.(1 point)
Responses

They were warm climate plants that would not grow in a cold polar area.
They were warm climate plants that would not grow in a cold polar area.

They were plants that became extinct millions of years earlier.
They were plants that became extinct millions of years earlier.

They were found only in that one location.
They were found only in that one location.

They were found in glacial deposits.

Answer 1

They were warm‑climate plants that would not grow in a cold polar area — showing Svalbard once lay in a much warmer latitude, supporting the idea that continents have drifted.