The image shows that landmasses now separated by oceans fit together like puzzle pieces and have fossils of the same organisms. These clues are evidence of

Question

Question 20 options:

A)

slab pull.

B)

reversal of Earth's magnetic field.

C)

mantle convection.

D)

continental drift.

Answer 1

The clues you mentioned, such as landmasses fitting together like puzzle pieces and having fossils of the same organisms, are evidence of D) continental drift. This concept, first proposed by Alfred Wegener, suggests that continents were once joined together before drifting apart, which explains the similarities in geology and paleontology across distant landmasses.