plate tectonics Flashcards
1
Q
what was alfred wegners theory?
A
that about 300 million years ago, there had been just one ‘supercontinent’ and that our modern day individual continents are still drifting apart.
2
Q
what made him look more into his theory?
A
he found the fossil fuels on two opposite sides of the atlantic ocean were very similar.
he also noticed that the coastlines of africa and south africa seemed to match
3
Q
why wasn’t his theory accepted?
A
his theory how how the ‘drifting’ happened wasn’t very convincing and he had used inaccurate data in his calculations
