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Who proposed the continental drift theory in the 1900?
Alfred Wegener
What did Alfred Wegener fail to do?
Wegener failed to specify a possible method by which continents could move around. Most people would not accept his theory because they thought the continents would be ploughing through solid rock.
What would have happened if there were no plants on earth?
If there were no plants, humans would die, along with most oxygen-breathing species. Since plants breathe in the carbon dioxide we exhale, without them, we would die.
Why was the hypothesis of continental drift rejected when it was proposed by wegener?
Wegener couldn't explain how or why continents moved.
Who thought of plate tectonics theory?
A man named Alfred Wegener first presented the theory of plate tectonics, but had no proof, so other scientists laughed at him. later, Arthur Holmes decided that it wasn't such a laughing matter, due to the theory of convection currents in the mantle. so Alfred Wegener first presented it, but Arthur Holmes proved it. hope this helps.
When did Ingo Wegener die?
Ingo Wegener died in 2008.
When did Friedrich Wegener die?
Friedrich Wegener died in 1990.
When did Emmy Wegener die?
Emmy Wegener died in 1973.
When did Wolfgang Wegener die?
Wolfgang Wegener died in 1956.
When did Paul Wegener - Nazi - die?
Paul Wegener - Nazi - died in 1993.
When did Wilhelm Wegener die?
Wilhelm Wegener died on 1944-09-24.
When did Bertha Frensel Wegener die?
Bertha Frensel Wegener died in 1953.
When did Karen Wegener die?
Karen Wegener died on March 29, 2012.
What happened to Alfred Wegener parents?
Alfred Wegener's father, Richard Wegener, passed away when Alfred was just six years old. His mother, Anna Wegener, raised Alfred and his siblings as a widow.
When did Jo Wegener die?
Jo Wegener died in April 1995, in Hamburg, Germany.
What did wegener think what happened to supercontinent?
he thought that it had moved randomly
When did Paul Wegener die?
Paul Wegener died on September 13, 1948, in Berlin, Germany.
