Question

Question 12 tiple Choice Worth 3 points) Glossopteris is considered evidence for the rock cycle. drift of continents layering of earth's interior earthquakes along the San Andreas fault. volcanoes on hot spots in the earth's crust

Answer 1

Option (2)

Step-by-step explanation:

Glossopteris were the fossilized trees whose leaves were tongue shaped, and were about 30 meters in height. This trees were dominant in the Permian and got extinct due to the Permian-Triassic mass extinction. The fossils of this glossopteris has been found in all the continents of southern hemisphere. This provided a good evidence supporting the continental drift theory.

It was observed that the continents were all once together and now have separated and these continents are now moving at different place in different direction due to the convection current that forms in the mantle. This supports the plate tectonic theory.

Hence, the correct answer is option (2).