What did Alfred Wegener try to prove with fossil evidence?(1 point)
Responses
that Earth's landmasses move over time
that Earth's landmasses move over time
that Earth once had no continents
that Earth once had no continents
that Earth is almost 5 billion years old
that Earth is almost 5 billion years old
that Earth is round, not flat
that Earth is round, not flat
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that Earth's landmasses move over time
Why were Cynognathus fossils were important to Wegener's theory?(1 point)
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They were found on lands joined together today.
They were found on lands joined together today.
They were found on lands now separated by a wide ocean.
They were found on lands now separated by a wide ocean.
They were discovered in Antarctica and Africa.
They were discovered in Antarctica and Africa.
They were the oldest fossil found at the time.
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They were found on lands joined together today.
They were found on lands joined together today.
They were found on lands now separated by a wide ocean.
They were found on lands now separated by a wide ocean.
They were discovered in Antarctica and Africa.
They were discovered in Antarctica and Africa.
They were the oldest fossil found at the time.
They were found on lands now separated by a wide ocean.
What was the main idea of Wegener's continental drift theory?(1 point)
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Earth's surface is composed of moving plates.
Earth's surface is composed of moving plates.
Land masses move across Earth's surface over time.
Land masses move across Earth's surface over time.
Land masses will eventually be replaced by ocean.
Land masses will eventually be replaced by ocean.
All land masses on Earth's surface are stationary.
Responses
Earth's surface is composed of moving plates.
Earth's surface is composed of moving plates.
Land masses move across Earth's surface over time.
Land masses move across Earth's surface over time.
Land masses will eventually be replaced by ocean.
Land masses will eventually be replaced by ocean.
All land masses on Earth's surface are stationary.
Land masses move across Earth's surface over time.