Probably the biggest stumbling block was that Wegener got the timescale wrong. He originally thought the continents were moving many times faster than they actually are. Using those figures, the difference in the measured distance between two reference points taken at different times should have been considerable. Instead, the actual difference was small enough to be hidden by measurement error, so attempts to prove his theory actually wound up apparently disproving it.
Alfred Wegeners 1912 theory of Plate tectonics and continental drift.
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.
One day while scientists were exploring the sea floor, they discovered sea-floor spreading, thus proving Wegener's hypothesis to be correct.
Although it seemed to make a lot of sense, there was no known proof of HOW the continents would drift. It wasn't until years later that we gained knowledge of plate tectonics, which bolstered Wegener's hypothesis.
The continental Coastlines fit together like puzzle pieces, fossils, and glacier Grover in warm places
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yes it does.
His evidence was incorrect.
There was no evidence to prove it
Plate tectonics, which refers to the concept of continental drift.
He proposed the idea of continental dift, which is very cool!
They know that the continents drifted to their current location due to the rotation of the Earth.
evidence supporting the idea of sea-floor spreading.
It was not excepted because they didn't believe him at all until it was proven!
He could not provide a wholly acceptable explanation for the movement of the continents.
plate tectonics
Alfred Wegeners 1912 theory of Plate tectonics and continental drift.