The Discovery That Each Continent Had Different and Separate Apparent

question 33

Multiple Choice

The discovery that each continent had different and separate apparent polar-wander paths,such as those in the figure below,proved that

• A) the continents move independently of each other relative to fixed magnetic poles.
• B) the magnetic poles move but the relative positions of continents to each other remain constant.
• C) both the poles and continents move,but only one at a time.
• D) both the poles and continents move,and do so together.

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