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Because scientists back then didn't want to believe that the earths plates could move or did move, especially on their own.

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How do you xxplain why the theory of continental drift was not accepted?

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Why was the theory of continental drift accepted?

There was no visual proof


When was the theory of continental drift accepted?

In the mid 20th century


What theory replaced Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

I think that continetal drift replaced his theory


What decade was the Continental Drift Theory accepted by the scientific community because of the Plate Tectonics?

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Who proposed the continental of drift?

German scientist Alfred Wegener (1880-1930) first proposed the theory of continental drift in 1912, but it was not widely accepted until the 1950s.


Why is the continental drift theory a theory and not a scientific law?

The Continental Drift theory is a theory because there is no evidence to support it. Alfred Wegener developed the Continental Drift theory in the 1800's.


Was the theory of Albert Wegener accepted during his lifetime?

No, not until later was this theory proven and supplemented by the theory of plate tectonics.


What was the continental drift theory replaced by in 1967?

The continental drift theory was replaced by the theory of plate tectonics.


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 is the volcanic and the drift continental theory?

the Continental Drift Theory is the slow movement of the Earths continents. A.K.A the continents drift


Who made fun of Alfred Wegener's Drift Theory?

Many geologists and scientists at the time made fun of Alfred Wegener's Drift Theory, dismissing it as implausible and unscientific. Wegener's theory of continental drift proposed that the continents were once connected and drifted apart over time, which was not widely accepted until much later when the theory of plate tectonics was formulated.