Which of the following evidence supports the concept of continental drift? Select all that apply. The discovery of large seafloor ridges and trenches formed via plate tectonics Fossils of the same species found in similarly aged complex rock formations across the globe The finding that magnetic poles of major rock formations always align north to south The discovery that magnetic poles of major rock formations do not always align with the Earth’s magnetic poles

Which of the following evidence supports the concept of continental drift? Select all that apply. The discovery of large seafloor ridges and trenches formed via plate tectonics Fossils of the same species found in similarly aged complex rock formations across the globe The finding that magnetic poles of major rock formations always align north to south The discovery that magnetic poles of major rock formations do not always align with the Earth’s magnetic poles

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter11: Evidence Of Evolution

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