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geologist discovered that the largest coal deposits were formed around 300 million years ago. How did this observation support the theory of plate tectonics?

Respuesta :

Around that time, those regions were located in tropical climates that were partially submerged on the coasts.

Answer:

Around that time, "those regions were located in tropical climates" that were "partially submerged" on the coasts.

Explanation:

  • 300 million years ago from now, the mean sea level was higher than what it is today. Hence, the oceans had a larger spread on the continental land.
  • The tectonic plate movements decreased the mean sea levels drastically and the ocean waters thus shrunk back far backward horizontally.
  • This backward descend of the ocean waters exposed the coal deposits.