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Which of the following is NOT supporting evidence of plate tectonics?
 
  A) The jigsaw puzzle shape of the continents.
  B) Lack of oceanic ridges that would indicate sea floor spreading.
  C) The fossil and climatic record.
  D) Similar rock assemblages on the east coast of South America and West Coast of Africa.

Question 2

Which of the following is CORRECT regarding Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift?
 
  A) It was immediately adopted because of his geological background.
  B) He believed that 225 million years ago all the continents were joined together to form Pangaea.
  C) He was the first to propose that the continents moved.
  D) Although he provided a mechanism for continental drift, he could not find evidence of it.


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shaikhs

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B


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Reply #2 on: Jul 14, 2018
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