Geologists observed signs of widespread ancient glaciers from the same time period in areas across South America, Africa, Antarctica, India, and Australia. What theory did this observation support?(1 point)

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Glaciers were once more common than they are today.
Glaciers were once more common than they are today.

Those continents were once together as one supercontinent.
Those continents were once together as one supercontinent.

Most of Earth was once covered in a vast ice sheet.
Most of Earth was once covered in a vast ice sheet.

Earth was much farther than the sun than it is today.
Earth was much farther than the sun than it is today.

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The observation that geologists found signs of widespread ancient glaciers in areas across South America, Africa, Antarctica, India, and Australia supports the theory that those continents were once together as one supercontinent. This aligns with the concept of continental drift and the theory of plate tectonics, suggesting that these continents were once connected in a supercontinent called Pangaea, which would have experienced similar climatic conditions conducive to glaciation.