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You are thinking of Pangaea. The supercontinent that existed some 180 million years ago, before the continents started to break apart. through the process of seafloor spreading the continent fell apart and is now the coutnrys we have today.
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What is drifted to their present positions when land mass broke apart?
Continents and tectonic plates drifted to their present positions due to the process of plate tectonics. This movement is driven by the slow shifting of the Earth's lithosphere on the more fluid asthenosphere beneath it. The movement of these plates over millions of years has resulted in the present configuration of the continents and ocean basins.
What is the hypothesis that a large land mass broke up and formed smaller landmasses to form continents?
Continental drift
Is it true that during the Mesozoic era pieces of moving land called plates broke apart and formed several new continents?
yes
Why dont the continents fit together perfectly?
Erosion. Back when Pangaea existed, all of the continents fit perfectly together. As they hit each other, they broke off pieces of land and eventually broke apart.
Why are the continents of Europe and Asia sometimes reffered to as eurasia?
Europe and Asia are connected by land...so they really arent two different continents which is why they are referred to as Eurasia. Also, they were one land mass at one time and broke apart.
What landmass broke apart and drifted away?
245 millon years ago the land mass was a pangea and i am correct
What are the large landmasses in the ocean called?
Large land areas are called continents.
What are the large masses of land?
Large masses of land are called continents.
Large bodies of land are called what?
Continents, Islands
Continents are large blocks of what?
Land.
Why might continents with an ocean between them have sinilarities?
Because the continents were once one large piece of land. As one large piece of land, there were no continents. Sections broke away over time, likely aided by the fact that the ocean floor is constantly expanding each year. Look up Pangea and see image in Related Links.
What is the name of the land mass before they broke off into continents?
The single landmass before it broke apart into continents is known as Pangaea. This supercontinent existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
