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What does the theory of plate tectonics explain that continental drift theory could not explain

What does the theory of plate tectonics explain that continental drift theory could-example-1
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A theory that states that Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other. Alfred Wegener could not explain how continents drifted. The theory of plate tectonics does explain this and states that each plate moves over Earth's hot and semi-plastic mantle.

And the answer is the C. Of continents despite the dense oceanic.
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