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How might the idea of continental drift explain 300 million years ago glacial grooves on four separate southern continents?
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Why did most scientist reject Wegener hypothesis of continental drift?
Because he could not explain how the continents moved.
Why was the hypothesis of continental drift rejected when it was proposed by wegener?
Wegener couldn't explain how or why continents moved.
How can continental drifts explain why unique species are often found on islands?
because the islands aren't part of the continents, so they were never connected to any of the continents, which have similar species because of Pangaea
What could wegener not satisfactorily explain about continental drift?
No
What did Wegener say about how continents move?
Alfred Wegener also came up with a theory to explain continental drift, although it was in error. His theory of continental drift proposed that centrifugal force moved the heavy continents toward the equator as the Earth spun. He thought that inertia, from centrifugal movement combined with tidal drag on the continents (caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon) would account for continental drift.I think the sentence in italic and bold is the answer...~anonme~!danah!
How do continental drift explain today's position of the continents?
Magnetic Reversals
How continental drifts explain today's position of the continents?
Magnetic Reversals
Why did most scientist reject Wegener hypothesis of continental drift?
Because he could not explain how the continents moved.
How can you explain the fossils after continental drift?
the same fossils were found on different continents
Explain what force caused the movement of the continents from one super-continent to their present positions?
Continental drift :)
Why was the hypothesis of continental drift rejected when it was first proposed by Wegener?
He could not explain how or why the continents moved.
Why was the hypothesis of continental drift rejected when it was proposed by wegener?
Wegener couldn't explain how or why continents moved.
How do scientists explain the arrangement of continents today?
By using the theory of plate tectonics and continental drift.
What is seafloor spreading that ''helps'' the theory of continental drift?
How seafloor spreading helps to explain the theory of continental drift is that wegener couldn't explain why and waht force caused the continents to move and so seafloor spreading helps to explain the theory of continental drift because it shows the force that made the continents move and that was te only thing that wagener needed to prove his theory of continental drift............thanks
Continental drift was not widely accepted when it was first proposed because?
Wegener couldn't explain why or how the continents moved
Explain what is meant by the term Continental drift?
Contiental Drift refers to the movements of the continents across the globe.
Did scientists reject the theory of continental drift because the theory failed to explain why rocks on different continents looked the same?
yes
