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What evidence from warm climate zones did Wegener use to form his theory of continental drift?
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he found plants from Antarctica that were the same as the ones from Africa, proving they were once connected
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Why is the continental drift theory a theory and not a scientific law?
The Continental Drift theory is a theory because there is no evidence to support it. Alfred Wegener developed the Continental Drift theory in the 1800's.
How did Alfred Wegener prove the theory of continental drift?
He didn't. Evidence which points to continental drift was discovered later, after he died.
What is theory for fossils of tropical plants found on an island in the arctic ocean?
the theory called the "continental drift" hypothesized that all the continents were once a huge supercontinent but then eventually over time spread apart. this is ALFRED WEGENER (veh-gen-er) HYPOTHESIS IN 1910.
Why do you remember Alfred wegener?
Alfred Wegener was a famous scientist that came up with the theory of continental drift. His evidence was continents could fit together in a mass like a puzzle, fossils of organisms where found where the area was to unsustainable for them, and climate.
Which piece of evidence did Alfred wegener use to develope the theory of continental drift?
hotspots on the ocean floor
Which piece of evidence did Alfred Wegener used to develop the theory of continental drift?
hotspots on the ocean floor
Which piece of evidence did Alfred Wegener use to develop the theory of continental drift?
hotspots on the ocean floor
Why was wegeners theory so different?
Wegener's theory of continental drift is supported by a vast quantity of evidence, which is why scientists have accepted it.
What are the three pieces of evidence that supports continental drift theory?
Climate fossil and fossil climate
Why didn't others think that Wegener findings constituted evidence?
Nobody believed Wegener's theory because it wasn't likely that continental drift was the explanation of why the plates had seperated.
Is it true that Alfred wegener provided evidence from landforms fossils and climate to support his theory of the shrinking earth?
true
What evidence did wegener use to support his theory of continental drift?
genesis chapter 1 verses 9-10 (in the bible)
