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Directions: Choose the appropriate answer from the options given below:-

Wegener suggested the idea that continental drift is caused by the pole-fleeing force and ______?

  1. Tidal force

  2. Gravitational force

  3. Solar energy

  4. Wind energy
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Explanation

Wegener proposed two main forces to explain continental drift: pole-fleeing force (centrifugal force due to Earth's rotation) and tidal force (gravitational pull of the moon and sun). While his theory was incomplete, these were the mechanisms he suggested. Gravitational force, solar energy, and wind energy are not the specific forces Wegener identified.

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