The first comprehensive theory of continental drift was proposed by ________ in the early twentieth century

A) Darwin
B) Köppen
C) Wegener
D) Wallace
E) Saganss


Answer: C

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A) It results in offshore eutrophication, damaging coral reefs. B) It leaches important minerals from soils. C) It increases the likelihood of low-lying ground fogs. D) It creates rainwater that can damage skin cells or cause cancers. E) It is increasing the rate of global warming.

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A. calcite B. quartz C. magnetite D. feldspar E. hematite

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a. the general region of interaction between land and the ocean or lake. b. the average position of the water line. c. sea level. d. the average position of high tide. e. the exact, constantly changing contact between dry land and the standing water body.

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