Which Statement About Continental Drift Is True

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which statement about continental drift is true?

• A) When it was proposed,the idea received almost immediate acceptance.
• B) Continents move because rising magma exerts tremendous pressure on the plates that float on top of it.
• C) Deep rift valleys have been generated by processes unrelated to those that cause continental drift.
• D) The heat that drives continental drift is generated by the sun.
• E) The heat that drives continental drift is generated by Earth's crust.

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