The Dynamic World
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Which of the following provides evidence for how the plates once fit together?

  • Complementary coastlines (correct)
  • Chains of volcanic islands
  • Glaciers
  • Fossils
  • What do fossils tell us about past plate movement?

  • When and where plants and animals once existed (correct)
  • How glaciers formed
  • How continents reconnected
  • How chains of volcanic islands formed
  • What happened to some life as continents reconnected?

  • It dispersed to new areas (correct)
  • It formed chains of volcanic islands
  • It became isolated and evolved into new species
  • It formed complementary coastlines
  • What were some of the first clues that scientists used to reconstruct past plate movement?

    <p>Fossils found in areas separated by vast distances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a source of evidence used to reveal how the plates once fit together?

    <p>Volcanic islands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one way in which life dispersed to new areas as continents reconnected?

    <p>Through the narrowing of oceans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do fossils tell us about past plate movement?

    <p>When and where plants and animals once existed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were some of the first clues that scientists used to reconstruct past plate movement?

    <p>Identical or similar fossils found in separated areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

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