Who was Alfred Wegener? Alfred Wegener was born in Berlin, Germany on November 1, 1880. He was a meteorologist (a person who studies the atmosphere and its weather (Meteorology, n.d.)) and geologist (a person who studies about the Earth’s history through rocks, layers of soil, etc. (Geology, n.d.)). In the early twentieth century, Wegener championed the continental drift theory. In 1904, he attended University of Berlin, where is he studied natural sciences also, received his doctorate in astronomy. While conducting a third expedition to Greenland, Wegener died due to a severe heart attack in 1930. His body was soon discovered a year later. His colleague, Rasmus Villusen buried his body with a great deal of care and respect.
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Wegener’s first evidences were that the coastlines of the continents appear to fit like puzzle pieces (Michael Sammartano, 2012). His second evidence that support Wegener’s theory was that identical fossils have been found in the rocks on either side of the ocean. The third evidence that Wegener had been rock and mountain correlation. This is where the same rocks and mountain structures have been founded on both sides of the ocean. Wegener started going back as a meteorologist and started looking at climates. This is the fourth type of evidence that Wegener had to support his theory. Coal was found in colder regions of the Earth, glaciers were found in the warmer …show more content…
Let’s start with the scientific method. By definition, the scientific method (Scientific method, n.d.) is a procedure for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data through observation and experiment, and the formulation and testing of hypothesis. The first step in the scientist method is making an observation. When scientist make an observation, they use their five human senses to collect some information about the subject. For example, Alfred Wegener observed that the coasts of Africa and South American fit together like pieces of a puzzle (McGregor,
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Wegener’s first evidences were that the coastlines of the continents appear to fit like puzzle pieces (Michael Sammartano, 2012). His second evidence that support Wegener’s theory was that identical fossils have been found in the rocks on either side of the ocean. The third evidence that Wegener had been rock and mountain correlation. This is where the same rocks and mountain structures have been founded on both sides of the ocean. Wegener started going back as a meteorologist and started looking at climates. This is the fourth type of evidence that Wegener had to support his theory. Coal was found in colder regions of the Earth, glaciers were found in the warmer …show more content…
Let’s start with the scientific method. By definition, the scientific method (Scientific method, n.d.) is a procedure for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data through observation and experiment, and the formulation and testing of hypothesis. The first step in the scientist method is making an observation. When scientist make an observation, they use their five human senses to collect some information about the subject. For example, Alfred Wegener observed that the coasts of Africa and South American fit together like pieces of a puzzle (McGregor,