Which of these pieces of evidence did Alfred Wegener cite to support his hypothesis of continental drift? (1 point)

Question

• The continents fit together like a puzzle.
• Similar fossils have been found at the bottom of the ocean and on land.
• New oceanic crust formed between the northern and southern continents, pushing them apart.
Contraction of the Earth caused folded mountains to form.

Answer 1

Alfred Wegener cited the following pieces of evidence to support his hypothesis of continental drift:

• The continents fit together like a puzzle.
• Similar fossils have been found at different continents, which indicated that the continents were once joined.

Wegener did not support the idea that new oceanic crust formed between the continents or that the contraction of the Earth caused folded mountains. Instead, he proposed that the continents themselves moved apart over time.