Question

The great scientist Alfred Wegener proposed that continents have moved, while other scientists such as T.C. Chamberlin argued against Wegener. Wegener’s ideas eventually won, and are now widely accepted, because:A) Wegener’s ideas were more beautiful, and so were favored by the intellectual elite.B) Wegener’s ideas did a better job of predicting the results of new observations and experiments.C) Wegener’s ideas appealed to dead white European males, whereas Chamberlin’s didn’t.D) Wegener’s ideas appalled dead white European males, and we all know that in this politically correct era, dead white European males cannot get a fair shake.E) Wegener won the Nobel prize.

Answer 1

Answer:

B) Wegener’s ideas did a better job of predicting the results of new observations and experiments.

Explanation:

In 1912, the German scientist Alfred Wegener introduced the theory of continental drift, which revolutionized the concept of terrestrial dynamics. Since its emergence, the idea that the continents could move by completely changing the configuration of lands and seas was, in addition to shocking, controversial. But he was the first to elaborate a coherent explanation.