Which of the following statements about the lsquo Continental Drift rsquo Theory is correct ........

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Which of the following statements about the ‘Continental Drift’ Theory is correct?

Pangaea first broke into two large continental masses as Laurasia and Panthalassa.

The movement responsible for the drifting of the continents was caused by tectonic forces.

The theory provided direct evidence and a mechanism to prove movement of continents.

The presence of rocks of same age across the oceans are due to the drift of the continents.

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Explanation:

Continental drift describes one of the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time. Today, the theory of continental drift has been replaced by the science of plate tectonics.

Rocks of Same Age across the Oceans gave evidence about the drift of the landmasses. The radiometric dating methods developed in the recent period have facilitated correlating the rock formation from different continents across the vast ocean. The belt of ancient rocks of 2,000 million years from Brazil coast matches with those from western Africa. The earliest

marine deposits along the coastline of South America and Africa are of the Jurassic age.

This suggests that the ocean did not exist prior to that time.