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yes he did he explained that the continents fit like a puzzle but the scientist did not believe him because he could not explain "how"

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Q: In 1912 Alfred wegener discovered and explained the movement of continents?
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Who was the first scientist to try and describe the movement of the continents?

Alfred Wegener


Which scientist discovered that the continents were once one land mass?

Alfred Wegener was the scientist who discovered that the continents were once joined as one landmass


Who obsered that the continents seem to fit together?

Alfred Wegener discovered the continents seemed to fit together (Pangaea) in 1915.


How did alfred wegener explain simular fossils on different continents?

he explained it to be because the animals fell in holes and died.


Who is Albert wegener?

Albert Wegener is a scientist who discovered that the continents move, to form a super continent pangea. His findings weren't proven until after his death.


What is Alfred wegener famous for?

Alfred Wegener is famous for discovering plate tectonics. Basically, he discovered that plates make up the Earth like jigsaw pieces and these are continents.


What two forces did Alfred Wegener suggest were responsible for the movement of the continents?

Tidal force and Centrigual Drift


Why did wegener think the continents moved?

Wegener thought the continents moved because they looked on the map as if they were once connected in a "puzzle". He envisioned that the continents moved but the outlines remained.


What did Alfred Wegener fail to do?

Wegener failed to specify a possible method by which continents could move around. Most people would not accept his theory because they thought the continents would be ploughing through solid rock.


What year had Alfred Wegener discovered Pangaea?

Alfred Wegener had discovered pangaea in the year of 1912.


Why didn't people believe continental drift when Wagner first explained it?

Wegener had no answer to why the plates were moving and how they were moving but they believed Harry Hess when he discovered seafloor spreading


The continental drift hypothesis was rejected because Alfred wegener could not?

Because Alfred Wegener couldn't specify the mechanism responsible for the movement of the continents, the continental drift hypothesis was rejected. This theory is now accepted science.