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Why did most scientists reject Wegener's theory for hat for nearly a half century?
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Why did most scientists reject Weakener's of continental drift?
It was Wegener, and 1) he had no idea why it was happening nor what could power it. 2) his idea of the rate of spread was way too high. & 3) He wasn't credentialed.
Why do the children reject her description of the sun from the story all summer in a day?
the children reject her description of the sun, because the children said "she lying she don't remember the sun"
Which are examples of Macro Control Options?
Reject, Transfer, Compensate
Are people against global warming?
Pragmatic people do. Also climate scientists, scientists in general, and for that matter most of the general public. Even in the US, the one industrial nation which has the lowest rate of acceptance of general scientific findings for some odd reason, about 70% are currently convinced global warming is real.
Why did scientist reject theory of pangaea?
The idea was only rejected initially (along with continental drift, where it originated), because there was no explanation as to why/how the continents would have split up and drifted apart from the super continent Pangaea. This was of course before it was discovered that continents "float" on magma that spreads out in opposite directions at fissures in the earth's mantle.
Why did most scientists reject wegener theory for nearly a half century?
They rejected Wegener's theory for half a century because he could not identify the cause of continental drift.
Why did most scientists reject Wegner theory for nearly a half century?
They rejected Wenger's theory for half a century because he didn't have the evidence to prove his theory No, He did have evidence to prove his theory, they just did not believe him- TheSystem because of their lack of knowledge of the Earth He actually had evidence, but it was actually because the hypothesis interferred with their own hypothesis about how mountains form.
What is nearly same as deny?
reject
Why did scientists reject Wagner's ides?
Perhaps you meant "Wegener's ideas".
What might cause a scientists to reject a theory?
that thars not enuph proph
What might cause scientists to reject a popular theory?
that thars not enuph proph
How do scientists decide whether or not to reject or accept a hypothesis?
if the hypothesis is proven to be correct or incorrect
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.
What might cause scienctists to reject a popular theory?
Scientists treat all theories the same way, popular or not. They will reject any theory if evidence appears which contradicts it.
Why did scientists reject wegener theory?
because he had no evidence that the plates had moved so nobody belevied him
Why did scientists reject Wagner's hypothesis?
He could not prove how they moved he died before they considered his hypothesis
Why did many scientists reject Wagner's hypothesis?
He could not prove how they moved he died before they considered his hypothesis
