Pangea

What was Pangea?

• The name of the first dinosaur

• A supercontinent that existed around 280 million years ago

• The first human civilization

• A large ocean that covered the Earth

What does the word 'Pangea' mean in Greek?

• Giant ocean

• Massive mountain

• All lands

• One Earth

How fast do the Earth's plates move?

• As fast as a car

• Faster than a running cheetah

• As fast as a snail

• About the same speed that your fingernails grow

What was the name of the single big ocean during Pangea?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Panther Lassa

• Pacific Ocean

• Mega Ocean

What process led to the formation of Pangea?

• Global warming

• Plate tectonics

• Volcanic eruptions

• Meteor impacts

What were the two smaller land masses Pangea split into?

• Eastland and Westland

• Larasia and Gondwana

• La Asia and Gondwana

• Eurasia and Afro-Eurasia

Which continents were part of Gondwana?

• North America, Europe, and Asia

• South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and India

• North America and South America

• Europe, Asia, and Australia

How do scientists know about Pangea?

• By magic

• By studying rocks and fossils

• Through ancient texts

• Through satellite images

What evidence suggests that Africa and South America were once connected?

• The continents fit together like puzzle pieces

• They have similar weather patterns

• The same type of dinosaur fossils have been found in both continents

• Both continents speak the same language