4. Why did the scientific community not accept or believe the Continental Drift Theory?(1 point)

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Responses

It was crazy!
It was crazy!

All of his evidence was fake and made up.
All of his evidence was fake and made up.

The mechanism (the proof) as to why continents were moving in the first place.
The mechanism (the proof) as to why continents were moving in the first place.

There's not enough evidence to fully support the theory.
There's not enough evidence to fully support the theory.

Answer 1

The correct response is: The mechanism (the proof) as to why continents were moving in the first place.

While Alfred Wegener presented compelling evidence for the Continental Drift Theory, such as the fit of the continents and fossil correlations, the scientific community largely rejected it because Wegener could not provide a convincing mechanism for how the continents could move.