Pangaea
This was the name of the supercontinent where all land was once connected.
What is Pangaea?
The idea that continents slowly move apart over time.
What is continental drift?
The large pieces of Earth’s crust that move slowly.
What are plates?
The hard outer layer of Earth.
What is the crust?
Scientists know Pangaea existed because the same fossils were found on these far-away places.
What are continents?
This scientist first suggested that the continents move.
Who is Alfred Wegener?
The layer under the crust where hot rock moves.
What is the mantle?
Heat inside Earth helps plates do this.
What is shift slowly?
Pangaea broke apart during this time period in Earth’s history.
What is millions of years ago?
Finding the same fossils on continents far apart is evidence that the continents once did what?
What is fit together / were connected?
When plates slide past each other, they can cause this natural event.
What are earthquakes?
Volcanoes are often found where plates do this.
What is meet?
Today’s continents used to be joined, meaning they were once what?
What is connected?
Continental drift explains why continents look like they do this, like pieces of a puzzle.
What is fit together?
When two plates crash into each other, they can form these tall landforms.
What are mountains?
Continents are always doing this, just very slowly.
What is moving?