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either the Antarctic or the arctic. because one is just pure ice, no land beneath it
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What theory explained how earth was once a single?
When the continents were said to be one land mass, it is called Pangea by scientists. Continental drift was when the Earth's plates moved and drifted slowly apart.
What is a moving piece of land called?
A solid mass of land that moves is know as a continent. Continents are made of tectonic plates .They used to be one large super-continent, known as Pangaea, but separated and drifted apart over time.
How does the presence of coal in Antarctica support the continental drift hypothesis?
Since all of the continents once were formed as one big land mass, the temperature could have been warmer when Antarctica was closer to the equator.
In the plate tectonics theory the lithosphere is divide into what?
It is divided into lots of different plates. Some people think that all the continents where once all one big land mass. That theory is called Pangea.
How can dinosaurs fossils be found on all continents if they don't like salt water?
alfred wegener gave theory on continental drift explaining that the continents were all at one point one big land mass called Pangea. using the fossils found on costs and the fact that the continents all fit together like puzzle proved it. but during his time the theory wasn't excepted because he couldn't explain why:)
What is the largest of all continental land masses?
Easy, Afro-Eurasia. It is not only three of the seven continents linked together in one land mass, it includes the two largest of the seven continents: Asia and Africa.
Which two continents are part of huge land mass that were separated?
All the continents used to be a part of one land mass and separated. This supercontinent was Pangea.
What is one of the seven main land masses on earth?
The seven major land areas on earth are called continents. The one That the United States is in is called North America.
Which two continents are parts of one huge land mass?
Asia and Europe are parts of one huge land mass called Eurasia. The Ural Mountains traditionally separate the two continents.
Why did Wegener propose Millions of years ago continents were one land mass?
Wegener's theory of continental drift proved the theory of Pangea (all continents as one land mass).
If fossils of the same land animal are on different continents what do you Infer?
The inference is that both continents were once one single land-mass.
What is earth's continents were one large land mass is called?
Pangea
How many land mass did all continents once form?
one
Which two continents share one mass of land?
Asia and Europe
The is the name of a single land mass thought to have been the origin of all continents?
That one land mass is known as Pangea!
What is the name given to the two continents that make up one big land mass?
The two continents that make up one big land mass are known as Eurasia.
What is one of the seven masses of land on earth?
Asia.Any one of these land masses is called a "continent".
