Because , firstly, he was an outsider.
He had no proof.
His theory that centrifugal force from Earth's rotation caused the drifting was proved to not have enough force to move continents, nor could he explain how continents moved through the sea floor.
They had other theories about it (they were wrong of course)
Seeing as it was 1916 and he was German they might not have trusted him (WW1)
He had no backing.
They thought you could not use geology to interpret the past.
dont ask me freak
Plate tectonics, which refers to the concept of continental drift.
There was no evidence to prove it
He proposed the idea of continental dift, which is very cool!
His hypothesis of continental drift
Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis human remains
provide a plausible mechanism for how the continents could move. Additionally, his idea was met with skepticism because it contradicted the widely accepted belief at the time that the continents were fixed in place. The lack of supporting geological and geophysical evidence also contributed to the rejection of Wegener's hypothesis.
Alfred wegener
Alfred Wegeners 1912 theory of Plate tectonics and continental drift.
Alfred Wegener couldn't describe how the plate tectonics moved. So, scientists rejected his hypothesis.
why did other scientist not accpet Alfred Wegeners theory
no