Multiple Choice
The theory of plate tectonics
A) incorporates and explains continental drift but not seafloor spreading.
B) incorporates and explains seafloor spreading but not continental drift.
C) incorporates and explains both seafloor spreading and continental drift.
D) does not incorporate or explain seafloor spreading or continental drift.
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