Question

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given .
Continental drift helps explain the occurrence of

• A. geological upheavals like earthquakes
• B. mass extinctions
• C. distribution of fossils on earth
• D. all of these

Answer 1

The correct option is D all of these

Continental drift is the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time. Evidence for the movement of continents on tectonic plates is now extensive. Similar plant and animal fossils are found around the shores of different continents, suggesting that they were once joined. Also, these tectonic movements resulted in heavy earthquakes, change in temperature, change of shallow water etc. eventually causing the mass extinction of species.

So, the correct option is 'All of these'.