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Which scientists proposed the first formal theory of continental drift?

Alfred Wegener


What was the major problem with wegners theory of continental drift?

The main problem with Wegners theory of continental drift was that at the time he proposed it he had no real proof.


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 proposed the continental of drift?

German scientist Alfred Wegener (1880-1930) first proposed the theory of continental drift in 1912, but it was not widely accepted until the 1950s.


Who is the scientists who came up with the continental Drift theory?

Alfred


What year did Alfred Wegener come up with Continental Drift?

Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of Continental Drift in 1912.


What was the theory proposed and initally rejected by Alfred Wegener?

The theory of continental drift and plate tectonics


Which Scientists observations eventually led to the theory of continental drift?

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What did wegener think had happened to his super continent?

Wegener proposed the theory of Pangea (the supercontinent) and continental drift. Continental drift is what split Pangea apart.


Why did most scientists originally reject the theory of continental drift?

Most scientists originally reject the theory of continental drift since it did clearly explain continents would move. This is a theory that has been established by Wegener and did not get good support initially.


Who first proposed the idea of contintental drift?

The idea of continental drift was first proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912. Wegener's theory suggested that the continents were once joined together in a single landmass called Pangaea and had drifted apart over time.


What scientist were responsible for the theory of contenental drift?

A German scientist Alfred Wegener first proposed the idea of Continental Drift.