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there are some continents which moved from cold areas to hot areas and he gave an example of Congo were there are glacial features and some moved from hot to cold areas like Antarctica were he said there are traces of coal possibly meaning that there were some living organisms there once

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How did Alfred wegener think mountain were formed?

Alfred thought that mountain were formed by two continents smashing together with such force that the land was forced up.


What showed proof for Alfred Wegener on Pangaea?

We know Pangaea existed because of fossil evidence. There were fossils of the same animal found on Africa and South America. This animal couldn't have possibly swam across the ocean. Therefore, making the idea of Pangaea plausible.


Who was the first to say that continents drifted?

Francis Bacon noticed in 1620 that the outlines of the continents fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, but did not suggest a theory of why. Benjamin Franklin wrote in 1780 that the crust of the Earth must be a shell that can break and shift by movements of a fluid below The proper theory of continental drift was suggested by Alfred Wegener in the early 20th century. He published a book "The origin of the continents and oceans" proposing the existence of a supercontinent he called Pangaea about 250 million years ago. He was unable to explain a driving mechanism, which is one of the reasons why his theory was at first rejected by the scientific community.


Who proposed the theory of continental drift when?

Alfred Wegener proposed it. He noticed similarities in fossils in places like Western Africa and Eastern South America. Then, he noted that those two continents could fit together, like puzzle pieces. He proposed that they used to be joined, and although his theory was not taken seriously at first, we now know he was correct.


What is the evidence missing from Alfred Wegener's continental drift theory?

The only evidence that Alfred Wegener did not have was the mechanism that drove the Continental Drift, he had evidence to support that the continents were once joined together, but did not have the means to postulate how the continents had actually moved to their present positions. He did however postulate the theory of a "layered Earth" consisting of a rigid surface (continents) upon a liquid/plastic like substance (mantle) and that if pressure was exerted on the surface layer, it would move thus, and if the pressure was removed the surface would return to its original state. It was only until c. 1890, when the Geophysicist Arthur Holmes came up with the theory of convection currents in the mantle being responsible for Continental Drift.

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