Wegeners theory was that the tectonic plates in the earth were moving and colliding with each other due to temperature changes and convection currents at the core of the earth. Due to these plates moving, he thought that continents were drifting apart from each other, he then looked at a map of the earth and concluded that certain continents such as Africa and South America looked as if they had been joined previously as they seemed to fit together like peices of a jigsaw puzzle.
One weakness of Wegener's proposal of continental drift was the lack of a mechanism to explain how continents could move. Additionally, Wegener's theory was not widely accepted at the time due to insufficient supporting evidence and the reluctance of the scientific community to accept such a radical idea.
"Continental drift" is an appropriate title for Wegener's theory because it describes the movement of continents over long periods of time, drifting across the Earth's surface. The theory suggests that continents were once joined as a single landmass, called Pangaea, and have since drifted apart to their current positions.
he theorized about the continental drift and he also said that a pangaea formed 200 million years ago
How seafloor spreading helps to explain the theory of continental drift is that wegener couldn't explain why and waht force caused the continents to move and so seafloor spreading helps to explain the theory of continental drift because it shows the force that made the continents move and that was te only thing that wagener needed to prove his theory of continental drift............thanks
The fit of the continents like pieces of a puzzle, similarities in rock formations and fossil records across continents, and the matching geological structures on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean all supported Wegener's theory of continental drift.
yes it does.
There was no evidence to prove it
Alfred Wegeners 1912 theory of Plate tectonics and continental drift.
plate tectonics
It was not excepted because they didn't believe him at all until it was proven!
yes becouse wenger is not geologist and he could not explain the how continental drift theory
the movement of the continent i :-)
yes! it is the continental drift theory.
His evidence was incorrect.
One of the fatal weaknesses in Wegener's theory of continental drift was the lack of a plausible mechanism to explain how continents could move through the solid rock of Earth's mantle. Additionally, Wegener was unable to adequately explain what forces could be responsible for moving the continents.
I think that continetal drift replaced his theory
The Continental Drift theory is a theory because there is no evidence to support it. Alfred Wegener developed the Continental Drift theory in the 1800's.