Give atleast 6-10 sentences Describe How the shapes of the present-day continents support the continental drift theory True or False. Write true if the statement is correct or false if it is incorrect. 1.)Continents ride on top of tectonic plates. 2.)Crusts formed near mid-ocean ridges are older than those farther from the ocean ridge. 3.)Harry Hammond Hess theorized that the present-day continents were once joined together. 4.)A fossil of Mesosaurus discovered in the continents of Africa and South America supports the continental drift theory. 5.)5. In 1912, most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener's idea of continental drift theory because it lacked supporting evidence at that time.
Give atleast 6-10 sentences Describe How the shapes of the present-day continents support the continental drift theory True or False. Write true if the statement is correct or false if it is incorrect. 1.)Continents ride on top of tectonic plates. 2.)Crusts formed near mid-ocean ridges are older than those farther from the ocean ridge. 3.)Harry Hammond Hess theorized that the present-day continents were once joined together. 4.)A fossil of Mesosaurus discovered in the continents of Africa and South America supports the continental drift theory. 5.)5. In 1912, most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener's idea of continental drift theory because it lacked supporting evidence at that time.
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Give atleast 6-10 sentences
Describe How the shapes of the present-day continents support the continental drift theory
True or False. Write true if the statement is correct or false if it is incorrect.
1.)Continents ride on top of tectonic plates.
2.)Crusts formed near mid-ocean ridges are older than those farther from the ocean ridge.
3.)Harry Hammond Hess theorized that the present-day continents were once joined together.
4.)A fossil of Mesosaurus discovered in the continents of Africa and South America supports the continental drift theory.
5.)5. In 1912, most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener's idea of continental drift theory because it lacked supporting evidence at that time.
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