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Name _____________________________ Virtual Assignment: Alfred Wegener Class ____
1. What theory did Alfred Wegener develop? ______________________________________________________________________
2. Where and when was he born? ______________________________________________________________________
3. What did Wegener notice about fossils that lead scientists to the theory of plate tectonics? ______________________________________________________________________
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4. How could a mesosaurus fossil be found on land separated by great distances and oceans?
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5. What did he notice about the continents?
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6. What theory did Wegener publish in his book titled The Origins of Continents and Oceans?
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7. Was his theory widely accepted at the time? Why or why not?
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8. What was one of Wegener’s miscalculations that led many scientists to reject his theory?
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9. What is Wegener’s nickname now that his theory has been accepted by scientists?
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