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What was the super-continent in the continental drift hypothesis called?
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∙ 9y ago
Pangaea or Pangea was the super-continent in the continental drift hypothesis.
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∙ 13y agoPangaea is the name given to the most recent super continent. Some hold that there were several earlier super continents that also collided and broke up.
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∙ 13y agoPangaea or Pangea is the theoretical landmass that existed in ancient history.
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The hypothesis that continents have moved is called continental?
The hypothesis that continents have moved is called continental drift.
What is theory for fossils of tropical plants found on an island in the arctic ocean?
the theory called the "continental drift" hypothesized that all the continents were once a huge supercontinent but then eventually over time spread apart. this is ALFRED WEGENER (veh-gen-er) HYPOTHESIS IN 1910.
The supercontinent that separated into smaller land masses due to continental drift is called?
Pangaea
What is a synonym for continental drift hypothesis?
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What theory replaced Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?
I think that continetal drift replaced his theory
The supercontinent in the continental drift hypothesis was called?
Pangea, and it is a theory, meaning that it is proven.
The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart is called what?
The Pangaea theory or the Expanding Earth theory posits that the Earth originally had one supercontinent that slowly divided. Pangaea is the name of the supercontinent.
What is the hypothesis that the continents move slowly over earths surface and once were joined into one supercontinent?
Continental drift.
The hypothesis that continents have moved is called continental?
The hypothesis that continents have moved is called continental drift.
Why is continental drift called a hypothesis?
the Hypothesis is Based on an apparent fit between Africa and South America,Wegener hypothesized that at one time all continents were joined together in a "supercontinent" called Pangaea. The supercontinent eventually broke into the smaller continents, which then "drifted" towards their present positions.
What is theory for fossils of tropical plants found on an island in the arctic ocean?
the theory called the "continental drift" hypothesized that all the continents were once a huge supercontinent but then eventually over time spread apart. this is ALFRED WEGENER (veh-gen-er) HYPOTHESIS IN 1910.
What is the supercontinent that separated into smaller land masses due to continental drift called?
Pangaea
The supercontinent that separated into smaller land masses due to continental drift is called?
Pangaea
According to the continental drift theory a single huge continent once existed is called what?
The supercontinent was called Pangea.
What hypothesis says that all the continents once were joined as a single supercontinent and have since drifted apart?
this supercontinent is called PANGEA. it is the greek word for "all lands".
What was wegners hypothesis?
The hypothesis you are looking for is continental drift.
What theory did Alfred wegner introduce?
Alfred Wegener's theory was known as the theory of continental drift.
