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which statement describes one of wegeners ideas that contributed to the theory of continental drift? the continents drifted apart due to repeated meteor impacts. the continents were once connected as one landmass. the continents have moved apart very quickly due to earthquakes. the continents are magnetically pulled toward or pushed away from one another.
Alfred Wegener proposed that the continents were once joined together in a single super - continent called Pangaea and have since drifted apart. His evidence included the fit of the continents' coastlines, similar fossils found on different continents, and similar rock formations across separated landmasses.
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The continents were once connected as one landmass.