Which statement best supports the theory of continental drift?

A) Areas of shallow-water seas tend to accumulate sediment, which gradually sinks
B) Marine fossils are often found in deep-well drill cores
C) The present continents appear to fit together as pieces of a larger landmass
D) Basaltic rock is found to be progressively younger at increasing distances from the mid-ocean ridge.

Describe the change in phase and temperature as water moves from the oceans to the atmosphere and then returns to earth again as rain. a) evaporation : temperature increases; condensation : temperature decreases; precipitation (rain) : temperature decreases b) evaporation : temperature increases; condensation : temperature decreases; precipitation (rain) : temperature increases c) evaporation : temperature decreases; condensation : temperature decreases; precipitation (rain) : temperature decreases d) evaporation : temperature increases; condensation : temperature increases; precipitation (rain) : temperature decreases