Question 2 1 pts
In 1912, Alfred Wegener proposed the idea of continental drift. The idea
stated that Earth's continents were once joined as a single landmass, as
shown in the illustration. Wegener believed that over time, this landmass
broke into pieces and drifted apart to form the continents as they are
known today. Wegener had evidence to support his idea, most scientists
rejected the idea of continental drift because they could not explain how it
occurred. Today, however, the theory of continental drift is widely
accepted by scientists.
Which of the following explains how the theory of continental drift came
to be widely accepted?
Scientists found evidence of a pattern in layered rock deposits.
Scientists repeatedly found evidence of sea floor spreading in ocean ridges.
More information was discovered about the rock cycle by a scientist studying rock formation.
Scientists believed that all natural processes had to occur everywhere on Earth in the same
way.