The Main Objection to Wegner's Theory of Continental Drift Was

question 28

Multiple Choice

The main objection to Wegner's theory of Continental Drift was ________.

• A)the ocean basins show no evidence of opening and closing.
• B)clear evidence of land bridges,like the one connecting Alaska and eastern Russia,clearly exist and explain most of Wegner's observations without Continental Drift.
• C)Wegner's gravitational mechanism for the movement of continents would also stop the Earth's rotation which has not happened.
• D)the tracks of the moving continents could not be identified on the ocean floor.

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