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scientists back then didn't want to belive that the earths plates could move on there own
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∙ 14y agoIt was not excepted because they didn't believe him at all until it was proven!
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∙ 12y agoHowever, Alfred Wegener could not explain how the continents drifted so the continental drift theory was rejected........
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∙ 11y agoThere was no proof of how the continents moved.
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∙ 7y agoBecause people that it was inposible
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Name of the scientist that came up with the continental drift hypothesis?
Did you mean Plate Tectonics Theory? - Plate Tectonics Theory is the combination of Continental Drift and Ocean/Sea Floor Spreading. BTW. The scientist who started it is Howard Baker continued by Alfred Wegener.
Explain who proposed the continental drift theory?
Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift at the beginning of the 20th century. His idea was that the Earth's continents were once joined together, but gradually moved apart over millions of years. The idea was rejected at first as he was a Meteorologist and not regarded as a proper scientist.
Who was the first scientist who first came up with concept of continental drift?
Alfred Wegner was the first person to come up with continental drift
When Alfred Wegener first published his theory of continental drift the vast majority of scientists refused to accept the theory It took 50 years before the theory of continental drift was accepted?
In which of the following ways can scientific knowledge change and grow? a popular scientist states that a prevailing theory is not correcta single experiment disproves a prevailing theorya large number of experiments challenge a prevailing theory-experiments reaffirm the validity of a prevailing theory.
Why was Darwins theory not accepted?
Darwin's theory was accepted,at first Darwin himself did not publish his findings as he did not feel anybody else would agree with his findings but once he found that a fellow scientist had conducted the same research and was going to publish his findings Darwin then also decided that he would publish his findings also.
Who proposed the continental of drift?
German scientist Alfred Wegener (1880-1930) first proposed the theory of continental drift in 1912, but it was not widely accepted until the 1950s.
Why was wegeners theory of continental drift not accepted at first?
It was not excepted because they didn't believe him at all until it was proven!
What does the Theory of Continental Drift?
the movement of the continent i :-)
Who first proposed the idea of contintental drift?
Alfred Wegener first proposed the theory of continental drift in 1912.
Who was the first one who studied the continental drift theory?
Alfred wegner
Which scientists proposed the first formal theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
What scientist were responsible for the theory of contenental drift?
A German scientist Alfred Wegener first proposed the idea of Continental Drift.
Why did people not believe continental drift theory when Wagner first explained it?
the scientist were jealous of him
Why did people believe continental drift theory when Wagner first explained it?
the scientist were jealous of him
How did Alfred Wegeners theory support the theory of seafloor spreading?
He supported the Seafloor Spreading Theory by first discovering the Continental Drift Theory.
Who first stated the theory of continental drift?
That would be Alfred Wegener.yah! it's true ALFRED L. WEGENER [1880-1930] who first proposed the CONTINENTAL DRIFT IN 1912. obejerojamjam@yahoo.com :))
Continental drift was not widely accepted when it was first proposed because?
Wegener couldn't explain why or how the continents moved
