BRAINLIEST & 5 STARS & A FREE THANK YOU Why was Wegener’s theory of continental drift almost completely discarded?
A. It didn’t explain how continents fit together.
B. It didn’t explain how mountains formed.
C. It wasn’t supported by fossil evidence.
D. It didn’t have a mechanism for how drift occurred.

Which of the following is evidence that the continents were once part of a supercontinent called Pangaea?
A. Island Arcs
B. Deep ocean trenches
C. Glacier scrapings
D. Mid-ocean ridges

1: The speculation that continents might have 'drifted' was first put forward by Abraham Ortelius in 1596. The concept was independently and more fully developed by Alfred Wegener in 1912, but his hypothesis was rejected by many for lack of any motive mechanism. 2: The most obvious evidence for continental drift is that the continents appear to fit together like pieces of a puzzle. But scientists were skeptical , and Wegener needed additional evidence to support his hypothesis. Glaciers covered large areas that are now parts of these continents.

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