If the path of polar wandering found from two continents are not the same, then we can say that

A) Earth's magnetic history has been very complex.
B) at least one of the continents has moved.
C) our radioactive dating techniques have been inaccurate.
D) the continents have always been widely separated.


Answer: B

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