Question

Describe how plant fossils found at Svalbard in Norway gave evidence of drifting continents.(1 point)

Responses

They were plants that became extinct millions of years earlier.
They were plants that became extinct millions of years earlier.

They were found only in that one location.
They were found only in that one location.

They were warm climate plants that would not grow in a cold polar area.
They were warm climate plants that would not grow in a cold polar area.

They were found in glacial deposits.

Answer 1

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They were found in glacial deposits. Since glaciers form in cold polar areas, the presence of plant fossils in these deposits suggests that the area where the fossils were found must have once been in a warmer climate. This indicates that the continents must have drifted over time, moving the location of Svalbard from a warm climate to its current cold polar environment.