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amal

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Alfred Wegener's continental drift hypothesis received much hostile criticism and ridicule from the scientific community because of which of the following?
 
  A) His correlation of fossils was false; they were different species.
  B) The mechanism he proposed for the movement of the continents.
  C) There is no evidence of past glacial activity in areas that are now tropical.
  D) There was no correlation of rocks found in adjacent positions on matching continents

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the Pacific Ocean is TRUE?
 
  A) The Pacific Ocean is about three times larger than the next largest ocean.
  B) The Pacific Ocean covers more than two-thirds of the ocean surface area on Earth.
  C) The Pacific Ocean is the second largest geographic feature on the planet.
  D) The Pacific Ocean spans more than one-half of Earth's entire surface.
  E) All of the continents could fit into the space occupied by the Pacific Ocean.



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ladyjames123

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

E




amal

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Reply 2 on: Aug 22, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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