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What was the proposed hypothesis that is now called continental drift?
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What is the hypothesis that proposed that earths continents were once joined in a single land mass?
Continental drift
Who was the scientist who proposed the idea of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener proposed the idea of continental drift in 1915
What is the hypothesis that all continents were created by the break-up of Pangaea called?
Continental Drift
Why was Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift not taken seriously by most geologists?
Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift not taken seriously
Whtat ways do the fossils help support the hypothesis of continental drift?
what ways do fossils hepl support the hypothesis of the continental drift?ANSWER: fossil plants like glossopteris.
The hypothesis that continents have moved is called continental?
The hypothesis that continents have moved is called continental drift.
Who purposed the continental drift hypothesis?
the "continental drift" hypothesiswas proposed by a German meteorologist named Alfred Wegener in 1910
Why was the hypothesis of continental drift rejected when it was first proposed by Wegener?
He could not explain how or why the continents moved.
What is the hypothesis that proposed that earths continents were once joined in a single land mass?
Continental drift
Why was the hypothesis of continental drift rejected when it was proposed by wegener?
Wegener couldn't explain how or why continents moved.
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.
Who was the scientist who proposed the idea of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener proposed the idea of continental drift in 1915
What was wegners hypothesis?
The hypothesis you are looking for is continental drift.
The supercontinent in the continental drift hypothesis was called?
Pangea, and it is a theory, meaning that it is proven.
What is the hypothesis that all continents were created by the break-up of Pangaea called?
Continental Drift
Why was Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift not taken seriously by most geologists?
Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift not taken seriously
Why was wegener hypothesis of continental drift not widely accept at the time it was proposed?
People thought he was crazy and not very smart but he proved them. He found a way.
