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QuizMultiple Choice

Continental Drift

Question 13 • Earth and Space A 26-27

In Wegener's view, what caused mountain ranges to form?

Answer
A
volcanoes
B
Earth shrinking
C
meteorite impacts
D
continents colliding

Explanation

Wegener proposed that continents moved across Earth’s surface and collided. He thought the collision compressed and crumpled the edges of the continents, forming mountain ranges. So the answer is continents colliding.

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