Wegener's Idea of Continental Drift Was Rejected by American Geologists

question 28

Multiple Choice

Wegener's idea of continental drift was rejected by American geologists because ________.

• A)his English was too poor to be understood by them
• B)he could not conceive of a valid mechanism that would cause continents to shift positions
• C)he had relatively little evidence supporting the existence of a supercontinent
• D)the apparent fit of continental coastlines is blurred when the margins are defined by the edges of continental shelves rather than sea level

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