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What is the name of Alfred wegeners super continent?
Alfred Wegener's supercontinent is called Pangaea.
Why is ''cotinental drift'' an appropriate title for wegeners theory?
"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.
What was the weakness of wegeners proposal of continental drift?
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.
Explain Wegener's theory of continental drift?
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.
Why was wegeners theory ignored until the mid 1960s?
Alfred Wegener tried to explain how continental drift took place, but he had no concrete evidence about how the continents moved. He had to explain what force is pushing and pulling the continents. And mainly in the early 1900s, most geologists thought that mountains formed because Earth was slowly cooling and shrinking. So most geologists would have to change their ideas of how mountains formed. Then in 1960 Harry Hess, an American geologist, he thought about the ocean floor in relation to the problem of continental drift. He proposed a process called sea-floor spreading. In sea-floor spreading, the sea floor spreads apart along both sides of a mid-ocean ridge as new crust is added. The ocean floors move like conveyor belts, carrying the continents with them. Hess soon found evidence from molten material, magnetic stripes, and rock samples from the mid-ocean ridges. And he proved that Wegener's theory wasn't wrong.
Why most geologists rejected Alfred wegeners idea of continental drift?
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What do geologists know today that would have convinced geologists of the early 1900s that Alfred Wegeners theory of contintental drift was in part correct?
They know that the continents drifted to their current location due to the rotation of the Earth.
Why was wegeners theory of continental drift not accepted at first?
It was not excepted because they didn't believe him at all until it was proven!
Why were Alfred wegeners ideas not accepted for many years?
There were several reasons. First, Wegener's ideas were quite radical, and many scientists probably found the idea of continents moving absurd. Second, he lacked a plausible explanation for how the continents might move. Third, Wegener was a meteorologist, not a geologist, so most geologists would not be inclined to trust his judgement on matters of geology.
Wegeners idea were not immediately accepted by the scientific communtiy because?
because he cannot satisfy the geologists of that time by his answers about their questions and mainly he was unable to give answer that what was the power by which earth has floated over oceans.
Why did other scientists not accept Alfred Wegeners theory?
why did other scientist not accpet Alfred Wegeners theory
Did Alfred wegeners have kids?
no
How do you get wegeners disease?
There is no known reason for getting Wegeners disease. Your own immune system attacks vital organs. Doctor's don't know what causes it but found early Wegeners disease can become under control.
What were Alfred wegeners beliefs about the Plate tectonics?
@ his time plate tectonics was not theorized. they didnt know yet that continental and oceanic crust are seperate. it was thought that continents were drifting on water and moved some million years ago due to erosion,etc! hence the "continental drift theory"
The scientists of wegeners time should have accepted his hypothesis why or why not?
yes because they didnt know how wegners inteligence was and they should have tried it in the firts place anyway it would have helped relize that his hypothesis waas correct when they dobt of him!
The scientists of wegeners time should have accepted his hypothesis .why or why not?
yes because they didnt know how wegners inteligence was and they should have tried it in the firts place anyway it would have helped relize that his hypothesis waas correct when they dobt of him!
What was wegeners hometown?
He was born in Berlin.
