Question

When Alfred Wegener first published his theory of continental drift, the vast majority of scientists refused to accept the theory. It took 50 years before the theory of continental drift was accepted by the scientific community. What most likely caused geologists to accept Alfred Wegener’s theory?
a After 50 years, the theory became popular.
b It took scientists a long time to understand Wegener’s ideas.
c All hypotheses become theories after a long period of time.
d Evidence supporting the theory slowly accumulated.

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@cp9454

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@madiiharrell

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@Joel_the_boss

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@shamim

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i think it's ridiculous question, according to me it is D. Because when wegner proposed this theory he didn't provide enough evidence in support of it.

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@callmejohnson fyi...if you tag multiple people for your questions you might get in trouble, just so you know

@cp9454 is correct, the answer is "d".
I hate the way they asked this question.
He didn't propose the "threory" of continental drift, it was only a hypothesis at that time.
The question makes it sound like the scientific community were just pigheaded, stubborn people because the question states that they "refused" to believe the idea. Well belief has nothing to do with it, only evidence and tested experimentation can prove something true. At that time they had no choice but to deny the hypothesis because subduction of tectonic plates hadn't been thought of yet. Once they discovered the magnetic flipping of the Earth's magnetic field embedded in the new oceanic crust emanating from the mid-Atlantic ridge, then that led to subduction, and eventually acceptance of Wegenner's continental drift. Simply put, they had evidence that the continental plates were once together but had no mechanism to prove how the land moved until subduction and magnetic anomalies were explained.

Hope this helps! :o)