Wegener's Theory of Continental Drift

question 106

Multiple Choice

Wegener's theory of continental drift

• A)was first considered a monumental breakthrough in science.
• B)was not accepted by the scientific community of the early 1900s.
• C)proved that heat flows convectively below Earth's surface.
• D)has been proved wrong.

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