Question
Download Solution PDFWhat are the evidences in favour of the Continental Drift Theory ? Select the proper option ?
a. Jigsaw fit
b. Trans-current faults
c. Fossils in different areas
d. Convection in mantle
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDF- Evidence supporting the Continental Drift Theory :-
- The Matching of Continents (Jig-Saw-Fit)
- Rocks of the Same Age across the Oceans
- Tillite
- Placer Deposits
- Distribution of Fossils
- The concept was independently and more fully developed in 1912 by Alfred Wegener.
- The speculation that continents might have 'drifted' was first put forward in 1596 by Abraham Ortelius.
Additional Information
- Arthur Holmes later proposed mantle convection for that mechanism.
- Continental drift is the hypothesis that the Earth's continents have moved over geologic time relative to each other, thus appearing to have "drifted" across the ocean bed.
- The theory deals with the distribution of the oceans and the continents.
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