Throughout time, continents break apart and collide and ocean basins open and close.This cyclical process is known as the
A) Wilson cycle.
B) Wegener cycle.
C) lithospheric cycle.
D) Benioff cycle.
E) Richter cycle.

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The process described in the statement is known as the Wilson cycle, named after geophysicist J. Tuzo Wilson who first proposed the concept in the mid-1960s. The Wilson cycle describes the continuous process of continent formation, fragmentation, collision, and reformation driven by plate tectonic movements.

Throughout Time, Continents Break Apart and Collide and Ocean Basins