Plate Tectonics Is Considered the Unifying Theory of Geology

question 34

Multiple Choice

Plate tectonics is considered the unifying theory of geology. The likely reason for this is because:

• A) it unified geology with the theories of other sciences.
• B) it unified all geologists in their beliefs about the Earth's processes.
• C) it unified many of the previously isolated concepts of geology into a single theory.
• D) it transformed geology from an abstract science into a true science.

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