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

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