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 by sea level.
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