What type of evidence do scientists use for plate tectonics

There are a number of evidences by which scientists support the plate tectonic theory. One of the evidence is the fossils of animals and plants. The species found in the Antarctic are alike the fossils of western Africa and eastern South America. The paleomagnetic evidence is one of the strongest evidence. The magnetic strata found within the fossil record clearly proves that these pieces of land masses in history were a single unit.

tropical storm katrina, and it made landfall between miami and fort lauder-dale, florida, as a category 1 hurricane (a storm that, on the saffir-simpson scale, exhibits winds in the range of 74–95 miles per hour [119–154 km per hour]). sustained winds of 70 miles per hour (115 km per hour) lashed the florida peninsula, and rainfall totals of 5 inches (13 cm) were reported in some areas. the storm spent less than eight hours over land. it quickly intensified when it reached the warm waters of the gulf of mexico.

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the roman republic began to expand when rome fought the punic wars and defeated carthage. the punic wars refer to the series of 3 wars fought among rome and carthage, before it ended in carthage's defeat.