Which of the Following Is True Regarding Alfred Wegener's Theory

question 118

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift?

• A)it was immediately adopted because of his geological background.
• B)although he provided a mechanism for continental drift,he could not find evidence of it.
• C)he was the first to propose that the continents moved.
• D)he believed that 225 million years ago all the continents were joined together to form Pangaea.
• E)he proved that the continents float on water and move with convection currents.

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