Question

state any five evidences in the support of continental drift theory of wegener

Answer 1

Five evidences in the support of continental drift theory of Wegener are:

a. There is geographical similarity between the both coasts of the Atlantic Ocean.

b. The evidence proves that the Hercynian and Cal­edonian of eastern and western are similar.

c. The geological evidences also prove that the coasts of Atlantic are identical.

Answer 2

Explanation:

• The continental drift is a theory/hypothesis that states the present landmasses have moved in their geologic time relative to each other and thus have drifted across the ocean beds.

• Alfred Wegener developed the theory of continental drift and published in the year 1912.

• As for the theory he offers several evidence that states the drifting nature of the continents over the surface of the earth.  

• The first evidence was fossils that we found around the share of various continents, i.e glossopteris fern.

• The second evidence was the matching of the shore of South America with that of Africa, is a Jigsaw fit.

• The third evidence was placer deposits of gold and coal in South America and Africa  

• The fourth evidence was the distribution of glacial valleys that are found in Antarctica, South Africa, America, and other continents.

• The fifth evidence was the rock of the same and type found along with the southeastern brazil and south Africa.

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