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Wegeners's idea that the continents slowly move over earth's surface became know as?
Pangaea
Who came up with the drift theory?
The idea was first put forward by Abraham Ortelius in 1596, but it was Alfred Wegener who fully refined it in 1912.
Who proposed the theory of seafloor spreading based on maps of the ocean floor?
The Seafloor Spreading Theory was proposed by Harry Hess.
Who interdouced the theory of cintinental drift?
Alfred Wegner came up with the idea of continental drift he was a German scientist and his last name is pronounced "vegner"
Who invented continental drift theory?
Continental Drift was an idea first proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1914. He fought with many other scientist's to get the idea around that the continents where moving.
What was the name of Alfred wegeners idea?
Plate tectonics, which refers to the concept of continental drift.
Why most geologists rejected Alfred wegeners idea of continental drift?
dont ask me freak
What was Alfred wegeners accomplishments?
He proposed the idea of continental dift, which is very cool!
Wegeners hypothesis of continental drift was replaced in 1967 by which theory that supported his idea continents move?
plate tectonics
Explain who proposed the continental drift theory?
Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift at the beginning of the 20th century. His idea was that the Earth's continents were once joined together, but gradually moved apart over millions of years. The idea was rejected at first as he was a Meteorologist and not regarded as a proper scientist.
What supported wegeners idea of continetal drift?
fossils,rocks and climate
Why was Alfred wegeners idea that tidal forces might cause continental drift refuted as impossible?
It would stop earth's rotation. Showed that the tidal forces needed to move continents would stop earths rotation.
Who first proposed the idea of contintental drift?
Alfred Wegener first proposed the theory of continental drift in 1912.
What scientist were responsible for the theory of contenental drift?
A German scientist Alfred Wegener first proposed the idea of Continental Drift.
Name of the scientist that came up with the continental drift hypothesis?
Did you mean Plate Tectonics Theory? - Plate Tectonics Theory is the combination of Continental Drift and Ocean/Sea Floor Spreading. BTW. The scientist who started it is Howard Baker continued by Alfred Wegener.
Why was wegeners idea denied?
The scientific means for proving his hypothesis had not yet been developed.
The scientist of wegeners should have rejected his idea?
no because then they would know least about the world
