Pangea

In the fall of 1911, what was one of the problems Alfred Wegener saw in the theory that the Earth was unchanging?

• It didn't account for the coastlines of some of the Earth's continents.

• It didn't account for why the coastlines of South America and Europe looked like they fit together.

• The idea of land bridges or stepping stone islands between continents had been debunked.

• It couldn't account for identical fossil evidence being discovered on different continents.

Where was North America located when it was part of Laurasia?

• Near Europe and Asia

• Near South America and Africa

• Near Asia and Australia

• Near India and Australia

At one point the continents formed one "supercontinent" called...

• Pantufla

• Pangea

• Pangae

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Approximately how long Pangea broke into plates?

• 250 thousand years ago

• 250 million years ago

• 250 mil years ago

what was forming 300 years ago

• Pangaea

• hotdog

• space

• burger

who found out about pangaea

• tony stark

• devin gorden

• Alfred wegener

• albert einstein

what is pangaea

• ocean

• supercontinent

• america

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What does the term 'Pangea' refer to in geological history?

• A) A large ocean

• B) A supercontinent

• C) A mountain range

• D) A desert

Which of the following best describes the concept of 'continental drift'?

• A) The movement of continents over a stationary ocean

• B) The gradual movement of continents across the Earth's surface

• C) The sudden shift of continents due to earthquakes

• D) The erosion of continents by wind and water

In the context of Pangea, what does the word 'supercontinent' mean?

• A) A continent larger than any current continent

• B) A single landmass that included all the Earth's continents

• C) A continent that existed in the future

• D) A continent that was submerged underwater

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