Question

do you catch my drift? 1 modern scientists believe that all of earths continents were once part of one giant continent. over time, this continent broke into several pieces and moved apart. this process, known as \continental drift,\ is far from over. 200,000 million years ago 2 the belief that earths continents are moving is not new. in the early seventeenth century, many scientists observed startling similarities between the shorelines of eastern south america and western africa, but they never imagined that the two continents had at one time been connected. these observations, while interesting, did little more than prompt conversation among scientists and philosophers. 3 serious attention was finally given to the similarities between the african and south american shorelines in the early twentieth century. in 1912, dr. alfred wegener suggested that all select the correct answer which would be the best question for a student to research in order to find more information about the topic of the article? a. how are the continents moving today? b. what did alfred wegener do in his lifetime? c. what is the shoreline of eastern africa like? d. how is africa similar to south america?

Explanation:

The article is about continental drift. Option A directly relates to the ongoing process of continental movement which is the main topic. Option B focuses on Alfred Wegener's life rather than continental drift itself. Option C is about a specific shore - line and not about the overall movement of continents. Option D is about similarities between two continents but not about the process of their movement.

Answer:

A. How are the continents moving today?