Who was responsible for the theory of continental drift?
a. Francis Bacon
b. Sir Ernest Shackleton
c. Alfred Wegener
d. Antonio Snider-Pellegrini
ANS: C
Alfred Wegener was a German meteorologist. He proposed the theory of continental drift in 1912 by
suggesting that the continents were joined into a single continent at some point. His theory was not
accepted because his explanation for a force behind the movement was discredited by some.
Information can be found in the section Pieces of Earth's Surface Look Like They Once Fit Together
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A) tropical depression, hurricane, tropical storm B) hurricane, tropical depression, tropical storm C) tropical storm, tropical depression, hurricane D) tropical storm, hurricane, tropical depression E) tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane
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