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What force caused the movements of the continents to move from one super continent to their present positions?
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Basically, it's thought to be because of movements in the plastic mantle below the crust.
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What evidence is there to show that the continents today were once from an super continent?
1. The continents fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. 2. There are animal and plant species, extant and extinct, present on separated continents.
Which hypothesis states that continents slowly moved to their present-day positions on Earth Is it subduction or erosion or continental drift or seafloor spreading?
Subduction
Wegener thought that all of the present continents were once joined 245 million years ago in a landmass he called?
The last super-continent is called Pangaea, which was formed about 245 million years ago. Some believe that Pangaea wasn't the first time all the continents were combined. There is evidence that there was another super-continent way before 245 million years ago that is called Rodinia (which separated for a while, then formed back together to form Pangaea, the latest super-continent).
Does the continents landmasses affect weather climate?
This is possible. A landmass is a continent or other large body of land. However, what's present on this landmass can affect weather. For example, carbon emissions presented by humans affects weather.
What is the theory that states that present day continents drifted to their present locations called?
Continental Drift Theory
Explain what force caused the movement of the continents from one super-continent to their present positions?
Continental drift :)
What force caused the movement of the continents from super continent to their present positions?
The reason is because of glacial desposits. The other reason is because of ice bergs and continental drift.
True or false the continents may not have drifted slowly into their present positions?
Through the passage of time, the continents have gradually moved across the earth's surface into their present positions. This is called the continental drift.
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 hypothesis states that continents slowly moved to their present positions?
Continental drift.
What hypothesis states that continents moved to their present positions on Earth?
continental drift
Which of the following provides evidence that the present-day continents were once one large continent that broke apart?
The fit of the continents' coastlines, identical rock formations and mountain ranges on different continents, and the distribution of similar fossils on separate landmasses are all evidence supporting the theory of continental drift and the existence of the supercontinent Pangaea.
What was the ancient continent supposed to have linked the present continents in the Southern Hemisphere?
Gondwanaland
What is a dogs continent?
Dogs are pets bread by Man and therefore dogs are present on all continents.
Which era did the continents merge into a single continent?
The continents merged into a single supercontinent known as Pangaea during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras, specifically in the late Paleozoic era around 300 million years ago. This supercontinent began to break apart during the Mesozoic era, leading to the formation of the current continents.
What force caused the movement of one super continent to their present positions?
Plate tectonics.
Which continent was the first continent on earth?
The first continent wasn't any of the continents we have today. It was a lot of the continents that we know now, all joined together. It is known as Gondwala. The continent eventually broke up into the present day continents, eg. the east coast of South America used to fit into the west coast of Africa.
