The Idea of Continental Drift, as Proposed by Wegener Around

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Multiple Choice

The idea of continental drift, as proposed by Wegener around 1915, had one major flaw, which was

• A) the absence of a source for the forces and energy required to move the continents.
• B) the lack of any evidence that Africa and the Americas had ever been joined.
• C) the recent discovery of seafloor spreading, which contradicted the theory.
• D) the measured rate of continental motions, which were far greater than predicted.

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