1. Wegener formed the theory of continental drift in 1912. What prevented research of the ocean floor, paleomagnetism, and earth

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1. Wegener formed the theory of continental drift in 1912. What prevented research of the ocean floor, paleomagnetism, and earth

quakes at that time?
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exis [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-05T13:05:57+03:00

<span>When Alfred Wegener developed the theory of continental drift in 1912, not many thought those theories of movement of continents are valid and the scientific community did not accept his theory at that time and that did not allow him to research further on ocean floor, paleo-magnetism, and earthquakes.</span>

KiRa [710] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-05T14:42:39+03:00

It was not accepted during Wegener's lifetime because, mainstream scientists that time didn't know the mantle was liquid, they thought it was solid. They thought the throry was illegitimate because continents did not fit exactly together.

The evidence supporting Wegener's theory was all discovered after his lifetime, like the Seismographs revealed a pattern of volcanoes and earthquakes, and Radiometric dating of rocks revealed a surprisingly young oceanic crust.