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Which statement describes one of Wegener’s ideas that contributed to the theory of continental drift?

The continents drifted apart due to repeated meteor impacts.
The continents were once connected as one landmass.
The continents have moved apart very quickly due to earthquakes.
The continents are magnetically pulled toward or pushed away from one another.

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The continents were once connected as one landmass.

Wegener proposed that all continents had once formed a single supercontinent (Pangaea) and later drifted apart, supporting this with matching coastlines, fossil distributions, and similar rock formations.