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Why was Alfred Wegener's proclamation known as a hypothesis and not a theory?
Well a hypothesis is an educated guess and a theory is something you know for a fact is ther but it's not mapped or its not well known
Who came up with the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
Why was Alfred wegener's theory considered controversial?
Alfred Weqener's theory/ hypothesis was considered controversial because Alfred did not have an explanation for why the continents, North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, and Europe have separated or moved.
What theory replaced Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?
I think that continetal drift replaced his theory
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 was Alfred Wegener's proclamation known as a hypothesis and not a theory?
Well a hypothesis is an educated guess and a theory is something you know for a fact is ther but it's not mapped or its not well known
Who came up with the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
Who came up with the continental theory?
Alfred Wagner
Who came with the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
How did Alfred wegener's inventions helped us?
It helped us by creating the theory of seafloor spreading which is the proof alfred needed to complete his hypothesis
Why was Alfred wegener's theory considered controversial?
Alfred Weqener's theory/ hypothesis was considered controversial because Alfred did not have an explanation for why the continents, North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, and Europe have separated or moved.
Who came up with the theory of moving continents?
Alfred Wegener
Who came up with the theory continental dirft?
Alfred wegener
Who is the scientists who came up with the continental Drift theory?
Alfred
Who is the scientist who came up with the continental drift theory?
Alfred
Name of the scientist that came up with the continental drift hypothesis?
Did you mean Plate Tectonics Theory? - Plate Tectonics Theory is the combination of Continental Drift and Ocean/Sea Floor Spreading. BTW. The scientist who started it is Howard Baker continued by Alfred Wegener.
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.
