If you were alive today and traveled back to the past, which of this info would you inform Wegener to make him feel more credible with his ideas? a) Glaciers are found in the southern tip of almost all continents b) Species in South America are also found in Africa c)Each magnetic rock at various location have different magnetic magnitudes and directions. d) Mountain belts of the USA matches those of Great Britain Fan and medal for first. One answer attempt only.
He was the originator of the theory of continental drift, there's only one that makes sense knowing this
And which one would that be? Actually all of them make sense to his theory.
Correct answer is C If he had known paleomagnetism, then he would prove to the people of his time that the crust moves since the it points at a different dip angle. He had no evidence for mechanism on how the plate moves. It eventually led to the discovery of spreading centers or spreading ridges.
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