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What theory would be most useful to a geologist to predict if California will ever fall into the Pacific Ocean?
the theory of plate tectonics
Why is plate tectonics theory thought to be a unifying theory?
Plate tectonics is considered to be a unifying theory because a consensus finds it to be true. Most scientists believe the plate tectonics cause volcanoes and earthquakes.
What do scientists called the theory that describes the motion of the plates?
Plate Tectonics
Who was Alfred Wagner and what did he do?
The geologist who developed the theory of plate tectonics. However, most did not believe him because Wagner did not have a mechanism for how the plates moved.
When was the plate tectonics theory accepted?
it wasnt accepted. Wegener's theory of continetal drift wasnt accepted. the theory of plate tectonics was created when scientists discovered about sea floor spreading and magnetic reversals. but i dont know when the theory of plate tectonics was created. so you can ask about that.
What do scientists believe is the force behind plate tectonics theory?
gravity slab pull
Who were the two scientists that brought forth supporting evidence to wagners theory?
the two scientists that brought forth supporting his evidence was South African Geologist Alexander Du Toit and Swiss geologist Emile Argand.
Why was the continental drift rejected by scientists?
yes becouse wenger is not geologist and he could not explain the how continental drift theory
Who were the scientists that put this theory of plate tectonics together?
The theory of plate tectonics was developed by a combination of scientists, including Alfred Wegener, who proposed the idea of continental drift, and Harry Hess, who proposed the idea of seafloor spreading. Their work was later expanded upon by researchers like Fred Vine, Drummond Matthews, and J. Tuzo Wilson, leading to the development of the modern theory of plate tectonics.
What other type of scientists besides geologists would find the theory of plates tectonics useful in their work?
capriologists they study the whole world space, the layers everything so they would find theory of plate tectonics useful
Why do otherwise good scientists ignore the plate tectonics theory despite the evidence that exists for it?
When the theory of plate tectonics was first published in the early 1900s, it was dismissed by main stream scientists as being ridiculous - because many if not most of those scientists believed in the "steady state" of the Earth theory - things don't change or change very little. Today, the theory of plate tectonics has been supported by scientific study and discovery, beginning in the 1950s - and the vast majority of scientists today believe in it.
Why did other scientists question the theory of plate tectonics?
Other scientists questioned the theory of plate tectonics initially because there was no known mechanism to explain how continents could move. Additionally, some were skeptical of the idea because it challenged the prevailing belief at the time that the Earth's surface was static and immovable.
