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Who proposed continental drift?


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a

Abraham Ortelius

b

Alfred Wegener

c

Alfred Ortelius

d

Abraham Wegener 

answer is B.

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Alfred Wegener proposed continental drift.
According to the theory of continental drift, Earth's current continents broke away over time from Pangea, a very large landmass or supercontinent.
Abraham Ortelius, a scientist, was the first to put forward the theory of continental drift in the late 16th century.
However, it was not until 1912 that the renowned geophysicist Alfred Wegener independently developed this theory.
 
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