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According to Wegener and the hypothesis of continental drift Pangaea broke apart 200 million years ago. What was Pangaea?
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Pangaea was the supercontinent into which all the land masses were concentrated until about 200 million years ago.
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What is Wegeners hypothesis?
Wegener hypothesized that, on earth, there was only one continent called Pangea, but it split into the continents we have now.Improved Another Answer:Wegener's hypothesis was that long 225 million years ago, there was a supercontinent called Pangaea (All the continents were all together).Wegener saw that South America and Africa looked like they could fit together like puzzle pieces. He then found that there were fossils of animals in a warm climate and it was also in a very cold climate. He thought, "How could that be? The animal couldn't have lived in two different kinds of climates and how could it have swam across the sea?!"
Name of the scientist that came up with the continental drift hypothesis?
Did you mean Plate Tectonics Theory? - Plate Tectonics Theory is the combination of Continental Drift and Ocean/Sea Floor Spreading. BTW. The scientist who started it is Howard Baker continued by Alfred Wegener.
What crucial question could wegener not answer that might have changes other scientist mind?
According to the wikipedia article about Wegener, his problem might have been his inexpert knowledge of English. He failed to assert the importance of fitting continental shapes at their 200m isobaths rather than their current coastlines.
Explain who proposed the continental drift theory?
Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift at the beginning of the 20th century. His idea was that the Earth's continents were once joined together, but gradually moved apart over millions of years. The idea was rejected at first as he was a Meteorologist and not regarded as a proper scientist.
Who was the first scientist who first came up with concept of continental drift?
Alfred Wegner was the first person to come up with continental drift
Wegener's continental drift hypothesis stated that all the continents were once joined together to form what?
A super continent called Pangaea.
Wegener continental drift hypothesis stated that all the continents were once joined together to form?
A super continent called Pangaea.
According to the continental drift theory a single huge continent once existed that was called . Pangaea Panthalassa Wegener Eurasia?
Pangaea.
What scientist had a hypothesis of the giant contenet Pangaea?
Alfred wegener
Who named the supercontinent Pangaea?
According to Wikipedia, the term Pangaea appeared in 1928 during a symposium to discuss Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift.
Why was Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift not taken seriously by most geologists?
Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift not taken seriously
Did Alfred wegener later call the continental drift pangaea?
Yes
What is Alfred Wegener known for?
His hypothesis of continental drift
Which type of evidence was not used by Alfred wegener to support his continental hypothesis?
Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis human remains
Which type of evidence was not used by Alfred wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis human remains
Why was the hypothesis of continental drift rejected when it was proposed by wegener?
Wegener couldn't explain how or why continents moved.
Who is credited with developing the continental drift hypothesis?
Alfred wegener
