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they did not believe him and thought he was crazy. they said that there was no way the continents were once connected that would have meant continents could move

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What were Alfred wegeners accomplishments?

he theorized about the continental drift and he also said that a pangaea formed 200 million years ago


What did scientist believe before Continental Drift?

Before the theory of Continental Drift was widely accepted, scientists believed in the concept of stationary continents. They thought that the continents were fixed in place and did not move over time. This idea was known as the theory of continental permanence.


What discovery caused scientists to rethink wegeners continental drift theory?

The discovery of mid-ocean ridges and the process of seafloor spreading in the 1960s caused scientists to rethink Wegener's theory of continental drift. This new evidence provided a mechanism for how continents could move apart and lent support to the concept of plate tectonics as the driving force behind the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates.


Which observation supported Wegeners theory of continental drift?

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.


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.