Question

The hydrosphere refers to the total amount of water on Earth, including liquid, gas, and solid forms. Which is one way the hydrosphere has been impacted by the movement of the continents over time?

Glaciers that once covered South Africa have melted and can no longer form.
All of the continents have fewer coastal areas than they did millions of years ago.
Land masses near the equator have more glaciers now than they did millions of years ago.
The poles that were once covered by glaciers are now surrounded by warm, tropical waters.

Answer 1

Glaciers that once covered South Africa have melted and can no longer form.

Explanation: Plate tectonics moved South Africa (and other parts of Gondwana) away from polar latitudes into warmer climates, so ice that once existed there melted. Continental movement changes where ice forms, altering the hydrosphere (distribution of liquid and solid water).