Why was the continental drift theory rejected at the time of its proposal?

A) It did not explain the mechanism causing the movement of continents.

It did not explain the mechanism behind the discovery of continents.

It did not explain the mechanism behind the existence of continents.

D) It did not explain the mechanism causing the formation of continents

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Marcel Callahan

Biology

26 April, 11:42

Why was the continental drift theory rejected at the time of its proposal?

A) It did not explain the mechanism causing the movement of continents.

It did not explain the mechanism behind the discovery of continents.

It did not explain the mechanism behind the existence of continents.

D) It did not explain the mechanism causing the formation of continents

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Answer: Option A.

It did not explain the mechanism causing the movement of continents.

Explanation:

The continental drift theory was proposed by A geophysicist Alfred wengener In 1912 but it was rejected by many scientists due to lack of motion mechanism. This theory explained why Continent shift position on the Earth surface. It was rejected because there was not scientific evidence to prove how continents move.