What proof of tectonic plates moving is there?

Answer 1

There are many proofs and they are as convincing as they are. That is the style of Alfred Wegener. Although he always provided good, reliable and convincing evidences, he was not a good speaker.

A few might be that the fossils of the same species of dinosaurs were found on different continents, which are separated by seas and oceans. No dinosaur could have swam that far. Therefore, he concluded that there was once a where all of the current continents are joined together. There must be some force that caused the continents to move apart. Therefore, he came up with the idea that plate tectonics that were located under Earth's surface (lithosphere), which were moving, and brought the continents along with it.

Another evidence is the existence of mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes, canyons, tsunamis and other landforms and landscapes. These could not have been formed without plate tectonics.

Answer 2

The way the sides of continents would fit together(not just shape, but mineral composition)

The fact that southern countries were at some point far enough north to have freezing.

Animal fossils found on separate continents when they could not have crossed the ocean.

The magnetic measurements of the bottom of the ocean(The magnetic pole flips every couple of million years, This will set magnetic rocks in a certain orientation when they cool. In the middle of the ocean, new magnetic rock is formed and cools pushing everything outward. so, over the last couple billion years, with the poles being flipped, there are bands of magnetism.

Measuring magentics from various points and seeing their relavtive distance from the north pole.

Now we use satelites to trak it. (Its a noticeble and measureble change)

Answer 3

Well, we actually know tectonic movement to be geological fact today so there really isn't an argument against it.

Answer 4

earthquakes