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List three arguments of geologists that disproved Wegener's theory?
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∙ 14y ago
1. the plates don't move the way he says 2. the plates don't fit together the way he says 3. Wegner was younger then most scientists
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∙ 12y agoFirst,they argued that he was not a geologist,thus they despised him.they also said that he did not explain the forces responsible for drifting of the continent.and again they base their argument on the fact that wegener argued that rotation of the earth was responsible.
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∙ 12y agoThe other scientists thought that the plates didn't move the way he says, the plate didn't fit together, and that Wegner was younger than them therefore considering him "stupid" in a way.
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∙ 13y agoCats are large. There is no evidence of how the plates move. Ice.
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∙ 14y agoI only know 1 reason why geologists disapproved his theory. It was because he couldn't provide a satisfactory explanation of the push or pull of the continents.
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∙ 14y ago1.the plates don"t move the way he says 2. the plates don't fit together the way he says 3. Wegener was younger then most scientist
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What do scientists now know about earth that would have answered the scientists who rejected wegeners theory?
the sea-floor spreading, and the movement of tectonic plates
Why is ''cotinental drift'' an appropriate title for wegeners theory?
Because Continental drift is when the continents drift apart because they hate each other.
Which observation supported Wegeners theory of continental drift?
The entire east coast of South America clearly appears to fit snugly with Africa's west coast.
What are some arguments against Wegener's theory?
The man was hypocrite, he had no reason being in the busniness, and everyone was jealous of his super hot wife.
Why was wegeners theory ignored until the mid 1960s?
Alfred Wegener tried to explain how continental drift took place, but he had no concrete evidence about how the continents moved. He had to explain what force is pushing and pulling the continents. And mainly in the early 1900s, most geologists thought that mountains formed because Earth was slowly cooling and shrinking. So most geologists would have to change their ideas of how mountains formed. Then in 1960 Harry Hess, an American geologist, he thought about the ocean floor in relation to the problem of continental drift. He proposed a process called sea-floor spreading. In sea-floor spreading, the sea floor spreads apart along both sides of a mid-ocean ridge as new crust is added. The ocean floors move like conveyor belts, carrying the continents with them. Hess soon found evidence from molten material, magnetic stripes, and rock samples from the mid-ocean ridges. And he proved that Wegener's theory wasn't wrong.
What do geologists know today that would have convinced geologists of the early 1900s that Alfred Wegeners theory of contintental drift was in part correct?
They know that the continents drifted to their current location due to the rotation of the Earth.
Who disproved geocentric theory?
Claudius Ptolemy disproved geocentric theory.
Why did other scientists not accept Alfred Wegeners theory?
why did other scientist not accpet Alfred Wegeners theory
Who disproved the vital theory?
vital theory was disproved by mr shianrilong reamei
Why was wegeners theory different?
rekmr
Can a theory ever be disproved If so what happens to the original theory?
Certainly. Many theories are disproved. A disproved theory will either be reworked based on the information obtained while disproving it or will be discarded.
What was the name of the discovery that disproved Dalton's theory?
Thomson disproved Dalton's theory because he discovered electrons.
What evidence did Wegeners have to support his theory?
Fossils support his hypothesis.
What was important about atomic theory?
It disproved Aristotle's four-element theory of matter.
Does the case of mesosaurus support wegeners theory of continental drift?
yes it does.
What did people think of Arthur wegeners theory of pangaea?
it makes sences
How did Alfred Wegeners theory support the theory of seafloor spreading?
He supported the Seafloor Spreading Theory by first discovering the Continental Drift Theory.
