Currently,most geologists ____________.
A) continue to reject continental drift
B) agree that continental drift occurs,but they still do not understand why it occurs
C) agree that continental drift occurs;the mechanisms that drive drift are at work in the ocean basins and upper mantle and were unknown in Wegener's time
D) agree that continental drift occurs;the mechanisms that drive drift are at work in the lower mantle and outer core and were unknown in Wegener's time
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