The Main Reason Why the Hypothesis of Continental Drift Was

question 145

Multiple Choice

The main reason why the hypothesis of continental drift was not widely accepted was:

• A) The hypothesis required that the entire Earth was once frozen.
• B) The hypothesis required long, narrow land bridges that did not exist.
• C) There was no mechanism to move continents through the oceanic crust.
• D) All of these were reasons the hypothesis was not widely accepted.

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