Pangaea and Wegener

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What is Pangaea?

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Pangaea was a supercontinent that included all of the Earth's landmasses, existing around 335 million years ago.

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Who proposed the theory of Continental Drift?

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Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of Continental Drift.

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What evidence supports the idea that continents were once joined?

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Fossilized evidence of the same organism found on different continents supports the idea that continents were once joined.

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Where did Wegener find plant fossils that could not survive in today's climate?

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Wegener found plant fossils in Antarctica, where the current climate would not support those plants.

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What does the term 'Continental Drift' refer to?

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Continental Drift refers to the movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other.

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What is one piece of evidence for Continental Drift?

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Similar fossils are found along continental margins that appear to join together.

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What did Wegener believe about the continents?

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Wegener believed that the continents used to be joined together to form a supercontinent.

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What is a supercontinent?

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A supercontinent is a large landmass that is made up of multiple continents joined together.

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What is the significance of glacial grooves found on different continents?

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Glacial grooves found on different continents suggest that those continents were once connected and experienced similar climatic conditions.

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What is the main idea of Wegener's theory?

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The main idea of Wegener's theory is that continents have drifted apart from a single supercontinent over millions of years.

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