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Yes, the continents were once connected into one piece, which was called Pangaea. The continents are constantly changing, and the theory is called Continental Drift first discovered by Alfred Wegener. The continents are still moving today and it is believed that it will all connect together again, but not in this lifetime! Thank you for reading this article and I hope it answered your question! Please comment if you have any more questions or if you think this answer is wrong, or even if you want to thank me!
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All continents were once connected as one large landmass are now called?
Pangaea.
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 do the glossopteris fossils tell us about the early position of the continents?
shows that all three continents were once connected (joined) together. because the 'exact' same fossil types were found in all three different continents, which are now split from each other.
How did climate help prove Alfred Wegner's theory of continental drift to be true?
Alfred Wegner thought that the continents had all been connected together at one point in time and when they were connected, they were in the center of the world. all the continents were toward the south pole and equator. his question: were all the continents the same temperature at one point during the earth's history? and his answer came back very clear. yes. have you realised a pattern in our weather? have you realised the mountains or landforms? have you noticed the fossils? these are all clues of Wegner's theory to be true!
How does the shape and size of the continents today help support the Theory of the Continental Drift?
If you take a map and cut out all the Continent, you can see that they fit together almost perfectly, like a giant puzzle. This idea supports the fact that all the continents were connected in one large landmass.
Were all the continents ever connected together before Pangaea?
Yes
Where the continents ever together at one point?
Yes all the continents where connected at one time. It was when no one was alive!!! ____________By: Anna300_________________________________________
What was it called when all the continents were connected?
Pangea
What was name of the continents when they were all connected?
Pangea
What was the world called when all the countries were connected?
When all the continents were connected, it was a supercontinent called Pangaea.
What did mapmakers notice about the shape of the continents?
They were all connected
Were all 7 continents connected?
yes they were. It was called pangia
What is a super continute?
when all the continents where connected a long time ago they formed super continents. example: Pangaea
Is it true that there was a landbridge that conected all the continents?
well, all the Continents were still "Connected" but that went away when Continental Drift happend, but there was NO landbridge. hope this helps.
What is the modern theory of plate tectonics and what evidence is there to support it?
the modern theory is that all the continents used to be connected (Pangaea). The evidence is that the coastal boundaries fit together like a puzzle piece. another example is that the same species of animals are found on the coasts of the continents that once were touching
Was all land once connected?
yes, all land all once was connected. If you look closely on the map you can see as if all of the continents fit together as puzzle pieces.
What is the Wagners theory?
Wegener's theory was that all continents were once connected and are slowly drifting around.
