Vocabulary
300 million years ago, the continents were one giant landmass called
Pangaea
Where did the word pangaea originate from?
Greek
Wegener believed the continents were once one large landmass rather than _____ landmasses.
separate
Who was the scientist who wrote about his hypothesis on continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land.
Continent
What was the name of the sea that surrounded Pangaea?
Panthalassa
What is Pangaea?
300 million years ago, the continents were one giant landmass. Over time, pieces of the landmass broke apart and drifted.
Where did the word Pangaea originate from?
Greek
A large mass of ice that moves slowly over land.
Glacier
What piece of Pangaea is present day Asia ?(continent)
Laurasia
Earth has seven continents: North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, _____, Africa, and _____.
Asia
Australia
What process happens in Mid ocean ridges
Sea floor spreading
The preserved remains or traces of living things that lived in the past.
Fossil
What are the names of the two pieces that pangaea broke into?
Laurasia and Gondwana
The continents make up just one-third of Earth's surface. The rest is covered with _____.
Water
What are the names of the two broken pieces of pangaea
Laurasia and Gondwana
The long-term, characteristic weather conditions of a region, including temperature, precipitation, and other factors.
Climate
How long ago did Pangaea START to break?
180 million years
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