The hypothesis of continental drift was not widely accepted because
A)the hypothesis required that the entire Earth was once frozen.
B)the hypothesis required long,narrow land bridges that did not exist.
C)there was no mechanism to move continents through the oceanic crust.
D)All of these were reasons the hypothesis was not widely accepted.

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The lack of a mechanism to move continents through the oceanic crust was a major reason why the hypothesis of continental drift was not widely accepted. The other options, such as the requirement for frozen Earth or non-existent land bridges, were not as significant in the rejection of the hypothesis.

The Hypothesis of Continental Drift Was Not Widely Accepted Because