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What empirical evidence has led us to believe in the theory of plate tectonics? A.The cluster ofvolcanoes in certain region B.Scientists have discovered fossil evidence that the earth was mostly covered
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What empirical evidence has led us to believe in the theory of plate tectonics?

A.The cluster ofvolcanoes in certain region

B.Scientists have discovered fossil evidence that the earth was mostly covered with ice at one time.

C.Scientists have discovered fossil evidence of organisms that are now extinct

D.Scientists have discovered tropical fossils in Antarctica

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The answer is D because if there are tropical fossils in Antartica that means that the continents were once together, which proves plate tectonics because that means plate tectonics moved the supercontinent (Pangea) apart.
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The answer is believed to be C because the evidence is from fossils and glaciers.
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