Which of the Following Statements About Continental Drift Is True

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about continental drift is true?

• A) When it was proposed, the idea received almost immediate acceptance.
• B) Continents move because as magma rises, it exerts tremendous pressure on the plates that float on top of it.
• C) Deep rift valleys have been generated from the same process that causes continental drift.
• D) Both a and b
• E) Both b and c

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