A) Glacial Deposits
A) glacial deposits
The continents which are located north and south of the equator are Asia, Africa and South America.
the same rock types on the edges of different continents and the reverse magnetic polarity show seafloor spreading which shows that the continents are moving. the Coastlines of South Africa and south ameria seem to match and fit together like a jigsaw and so do many other countries which gives the impression that all the continents were onced joined together as a massive continent called Pangaea
1.) Continents fit together like puzzle. 2.) Mountain Ranges across oceans match up. 3.) Fossil evidence in South America and Africa show that the two continents could have been connected.
There is evidence of the movement if the earths crust all over the world. The fact that if you look on a map you will see that South America and Africa look like they fit together like a puzzle. There have also been identical fossils found on different continents which enforces the fact that the land masses were once joined and have infact MOVED apart. If there is an earthquake fissures can form which are cracks in the ground where the ground has MOVED apart.
earthquakes
A) glacial deposits
Antarctica was and is.
Probably the first evidence was that the coastlines of Africa and South America seem to match up like puzzle pieces, and landscape features on the two continents also match.
asia and south america
There are several pieces of evidence from land features which support Wegener's idea of continental drift. One example is that if you line up the maps of South America and Africa you will see that the mountain ranges line up, which is strong evidence that the two continents were once one.
North America, South America,Europe, Asia, Africa,Antarctica,Austrailia.
The continents appear to have once fit together (like South America and Africa). Also, there were similar fossils found on different continents.
Fossil evidence of similar species on separate continents. Geological evidence of matching rock formations and mountain ranges on different continents. Paleoclimatic evidence of past climates that align when continents are placed together. Oceanic ridges and trenches suggesting seafloor spreading. Geographic fit of the continents like a jigsaw puzzle.
There is evidence that the continents were once close, because if you look at a map for the earth, It looks like the earth is a big puzzle. Saudi Arabia fits into Eurasia, South America can interlock with Africa, and if you moved all the little islands between US and Europe, the could slide in. As you can see, there is evidence that the continents may have been closer at one time.
asia africa north america antartica south america australia europe
Asia Africa North America South America Antarctica Europe Australia