Author Question: What was the first line of evidence that led early investigators to suspect that the continents were ... (Read 31 times)

CQXA · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

What was the first line of evidence that led early investigators to suspect that the continents were once connected?

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Question 2

Briefly describe the view held by most geologists regarding the ocean basins and continents prior to the 1960s.

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bulacsom · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 14, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The puzzle-piece fit of the continentsespeciall y Africa and North and South America.

Answer to Question 2

Before the 1960s, most geologists figured that the continents and oceans were unmoving, were fixed in their geographic locations, and had been so for essentially all of time.