The Person Who Came Up with the Continental Drift Theory

question 22

Multiple Choice

The person who came up with the continental drift theory that led to our modern understanding of plate tectonics was

• A) James Van Allen
• B) Milutin Milankovich
• C) Charles Richter
• D) Alfred Wegener
• E) John Continental

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