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mainly because he didn't have enough eveidence to back himself up - hope this helps :)
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What did wegener hypothesis happened to the continents?
Alfred Wegner believed that continents moved because of earth's plates shifting. Because he could not prove why they moved because of the day in age he live, most scientist didn't believe him. Now, with the science we have today, scientists have proved that our continents shift about 2cm a year.
What was Alfred Wegner's theory and why was it rejected?
Alfred Wegner theory was rejected for a reason. This is because he didnt have enough information to prove that he is correct
What is the theory that the continents were once one giant landmass?
Alfred Wegner thought that all the continents used to be one giant landmass called Pangea. He said that the continents would move a little each year. The scientists didnt believe him though, but later found out that it could be true because of the plates in the earth
Is it true that it didnt rain in calama chili for 400 years?
yes it didnt rain until July 2000
How much water covered the Earth during the Jurassic Period?
It depends since lots of humans now of course didnt exist back then. Most scientist say a meteorite hit the earth back then wiping out everything that lived on it. and under the earth is a tone of water so if its true that there was a meteorite then it probably made a huge whole fulled of water. Plus rain water. Most likely there was probably about 60% of water during the Jurassic Period when most meteorite's didnt hit the Earth.
What did people think about Alfred wegener's theory?
some people didnt believe alfred wegener because he didnt have all the info the scientist wanted. like if they asked him a question about his theory on pangea and he didnt know then how could he have the evidence on the continental drift so yeah if they asked him a question he wouldnt know and thats what my collage teacher said but im now in university and not studing that so :)
How many kids did Alfred wegener have?
Alfred Wegner had didnt have any kids because his wife wanted to but soon after they made a confirmation, Alfred Wegner died of heart failure.
What did wegener hypothesis happened to the continents?
Alfred Wegner believed that continents moved because of earth's plates shifting. Because he could not prove why they moved because of the day in age he live, most scientist didn't believe him. Now, with the science we have today, scientists have proved that our continents shift about 2cm a year.
What other scientist came up with this same idea about evolution?
Alfred Russel Wallace came up with the same ide but didnt get to publish his idea on time to get credit for it
Why did scientists argue against Wegener's continental drift hypothesis?
Because he didnt have enough "scientific" eviedence
Who is scientist?
if u didnt know i am a scientist and im Marie curie so beat that
What was Alfred stormalongs names?
He didnt have any other names alfred stormalong was h i9s actual name.
What was Alfred Wegner's theory and why was it rejected?
Alfred Wegner theory was rejected for a reason. This is because he didnt have enough information to prove that he is correct
How did Thomas Jefferson affect life as a scientist?
He didnt know anything after
What do you think if scientist did not apply what they learned in Science?
if the scientist didnt apply the new things then the improvement which was made in the past. will be invained.
How many people did Alfred Packer eat?
alfred packer didnt really eat people he killed bell because bell came after alfred with a hatchet so alfred shot him and ate the meat or he would starve to deth
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.
