1. How did the fossil record provide evidence that continental drift occurs? Interestingly, the fact that we can now independently prove the existence and rate of continental drift offers powerful evidence for the macroevolution of life which is denied by creationists. 2. What are two major pieces of evidence in favor of the interpretation that currently rising average temperatures are caused by the anthropogenic (human-caused) release of CO2 into the atmosphere? 3. Snowball Earth episodes are connected with what atmospheric changes?.