Yes, there was significant resistance to Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift when he proposed it in the early 20th century. Many geologists and scientists of the time were skeptical because Wegener could not provide a convincing mechanism for how continents could move. His ideas challenged the prevailing geological paradigms, leading to criticism and rejection from the scientific community until the development of plate tectonics in the mid-20th century provided the necessary framework to support his concepts.
Alfred Wegeners 1912 theory of Plate tectonics and continental drift.
Pangaea
Scientists in 1915 did not accept Alfred Wegener's idea of continental drift because he lacked a plausible mechanism for how the continents could move. Additionally, Wegener's ideas were seen as radical and went against the prevailing scientific beliefs of the time, so there was resistance to accepting his theory without more concrete evidence. The technology available at the time also did not provide the necessary tools to support Wegener's hypothesis.
The idea of continental drift was first proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912. He suggested that the continents were once joined together in a single supercontinent called Pangaea and have since drifted apart.
Alfred Wegener encountered skepticism and resistance from the scientific community for his theory of continental drift, as it lacked a mechanism to explain how continents move. Additionally, he faced challenges in gathering sufficient geological and paleontological evidence to support his idea, as technology and knowledge of Earth's structure and history were limited during his time.
Plate tectonics, which refers to the concept of continental drift.
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why did other scientist not accpet Alfred Wegeners theory
He proposed the idea of continental dift, which is very cool!
no
Alfred Lothar Wegener
Anna Wegener
He was born in Berlin.
Alfred Wegener's supercontinent is called Pangaea.
because it just is
he had a mom named bebin and a dad named lucas
There was no evidence to prove it