What are the evidences of Wegener’s Theory of Continental Drift?
A
Edges of South America and Africa fit together like pieces of a Jigsaw puzzle.
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B
Fossil samples of identical species.
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C
Gold deposits in Africa and South America.
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D
African migrants in South America.
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Solution
The correct options are A Edges of South America and Africa fit together like pieces of a Jigsaw puzzle. B Fossil samples of identical species. C Gold deposits in Africa and South America. With the below pieces of evidence, Wegener put together his theory:
The edges of the Western coast of Africa, and the Eastern coast of South America, fit together like pieces of a Jigsaw puzzle.
There were rock samples similar in age, as well as fossil samples of identical species found in both these continents.
There were rich deposits of gold found in Ghana in Africa, but the sources of these deposits were nowhere to be found closeby. But, the gold bearing veins were found a long way away in Brazil.