Which of these pieces of evidence did Alfred Wegener's original theory of continental drift have access to?

reversing paleomagnetism in rocks on the ocean floor

a seafloor that was geologically active with earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain chains

seafloor spreading at mid-ocean ridges

mountains in North America appearing to match up with mountains in Northern Europe

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Avery Osborn

19 July, 04:09

Which of these pieces of evidence did Alfred Wegener's original theory of continental drift have access to?

reversing paleomagnetism in rocks on the ocean floor

a seafloor that was geologically active with earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain chains

seafloor spreading at mid-ocean ridges

mountains in North America appearing to match up with mountains in Northern Europe

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Konner Gamble · Answer 1

C seafloor spreading at mid-ocean ridges

He postulated that all the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and had since drifted apart.

He stated in his book that " the Mid-Atlantic Ridge ... zone in which the floor of the Atlantic, as it keeps spreading, is continuously tearing open ..."