How Did Seafloor Spreading Revive Alfred Wegener's Ideas About Continental

question 36

Multiple Choice

How did seafloor spreading revive Alfred Wegener's ideas about continental drift?

• A)Sea floor spreading relied on new fossil evidence documenting the former joining of the continents.
• B)Sea floor spreading provided an explanation for the consumption of oceanic crust at plate boundaries.
• C)The topography of the ocean floor demonstrated that mountain ranges on either side of the Atlantic Ocean were formerly joined.
• D)Sea floor spreading prevented a viable mechanism for moving the continents.

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