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3 years ago

What are some of the major pieces of evidence for the theory of plate tectonics? How does the theory explain these observations?

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marta [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

evidence:

- fossils found in different parts of the world were the same

- weather patterns in different parts of the world

- mountain ranged with the same rock types, structures, and ages are now on opposite sides of the atlantic ocean

- coal was found in cold climates where it could not have formed

-scratches from glaciers were found in a desert

- continents fit like a puzzle

- identical rocks of the same type and age found on both sides of the atlantic ocean

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