Why was Wegener's theory of continental drift rejected at the time?

They thought he had made up the data

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1What is the speed of light?
1. A260,000 km/s
2. B300,000 km/s
3. C150,000,000 km/s
2What is it called when two tectonic plates meet?
1. AA plate boundary
2. BA plate meet
3. CCollision Zone
3What are P-Waves
1. Atransverse
2. Blongitudanal
4What is made in nuclear fusion?
1. AHydrogen
2. BOxygen
3. CHelium
5What does this diagram show?
1. ARelative Brightness
2. BParallax
3. CRed Shift
6Why was Wegener's theory of continental drift rejected at the time?
1. AHe wasn't a geologist
2. BHis theory was disproved
3. CHe was in prison at the time
4. DThey thought he had made up the data
7How fast is the seafloor spreading? (best estimate)
1. A10 m/year
2. B10 cm/year
3. C10 mm/second
8Complete the statement. S-Waves can travel through...
1. A...only air.
2. B...solids and liquids.
3. C...only solids.
9The sun is about...
1. A7 billion years old
2. B14 billion years old
3. C4.5 billion years old
10The earth changes direction of magnetization.
1. ARichtig
2. BFalsch

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