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Why is the fit not perfect if continents were once all connected?
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∙ 6y ago
As the continents broke apart and drifted, so bits would be eroded way, other bits would also break off and may be left behind. Natural erosion would also reshape the land, and some pieces could even have turned round.
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Why did Wegener believe that all continents had once been joined?
Wegener believed all continents had once been joined because of the similar shapes of coastlines, matching geological formations across continents, and evidence of past glaciation extending from multiple continents, suggesting they were once connected.
What is the Wagners theory?
Wegener's theory was that all continents were once connected and are slowly drifting around.
All continents were once connected as one large landmass are now called?
Pangaea.
Was all land once connected?
Yes, it is believed that all land was once connected in a single supercontinent called Pangaea. Over millions of years, the landmasses drifted apart due to tectonic plate movements, resulting in the continents we see today.
How can fossil evidence be used to support the idea the at all the contents were once connected?
Since you see the same fossils from on continent to another, it proves that all the continents were once connected. Let's say one fossil of a small animal is found on one continent, and on another far away, such as Antarctica and Africa. It would be impossible for the small animal to swim from Antarctica to Africa or Africa to Antarctica because it is a small animal, after all. Plus, it might not be a sea animal (let's say it's not for this scenario, so that we can prove that all the continents were once connected). Therefore, you can say that they were all once connected since the fossils of this small land animal were found in Antarctica and Africa, and it would have been impossible for it to get across if the continents weren't connected. So, since the continents were connected before, this small land animal could easily walk over from Antarctica to Africa or Africa to Antarctica. This just supports the idea that all the continents were once connected. There are more facts to go into it, such as how all the continents somewhat fit together like a puzzle. Hope I helped :)
What did Alfred Wegender mean by ''continental drift''?
He means that all of the continents were once connected, but plates shifted and they were seperated.
What was the Pangaea theory?
The Pangaea theory is the theory that all the continents were once connected together into a single land mass.
How do you know that the continent of today were once connected?
I SAW IT in a book about the past all the continents were all hooked together but something broke it apart.
What was name of the continents when they were all connected?
Pangea
What connected all the continents.?
The supercontinent Pangaea connected all the continents about 300 million years ago. Over time, Pangaea split apart, leading to the formation of the continents as we know them today.
What was the world called when all the countries were connected?
When all the continents were connected, it was a supercontinent called Pangaea.
What is the fit of the continents called?
The fit of the continents is called continental drift, which refers to the theory that Earth's continents were once all connected in a single supercontinent called Pangaea, before breaking apart and moving to their current positions.
