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The crust of the Earth forms continental plates that move with the fluctuations of molten material under the crust. Continental plates separate and collide building mountain ranges and deep sea trenches. This phenomenon (plate techtonics) is what drives the ever changing landscape of the planet. It's what caused the break up of the original super continent.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoLand masses, which are largely granite, "float" on a slightly denser rock, basalt. Though it happens so slowly not even the best instruments can detect it happening, the continents are bobbing about on the surface of the Earth like corks in a bowl of water.
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What are the names of the two landmasses that split from Pangaea?
The two landmasses that split from Pangaea are Laurasia and Gondwana. Laurasia eventually formed North America, Europe, and Asia, while Gondwana formed South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, and the Indian subcontinent.
How did Pangaea and Gondwanland and Laurasia split?
it split because of the magnma
What are the two halves of pangaea?
The two halves of Pangaea are. Pangaea split in two roughly 200 million years ago.
When did pangaea split into two landmasses?
Pangaea existed from about 250 to 175 million years ago.
When did the Pangaea split into two landmasses?
Pangaea began to break apart around 175 million years ago during the Jurassic period. This breakup eventually led to the formation of two separate landmasses known as Laurasia (in the north) and Gondwana (in the south).
How did pangaea split?
Earths magma moved under the crust and the continents split
What does computer modeling show about the breakup of Pangaea?
It shows that Pangaea was a long continent that crossed the equator. Asia & North America then split from the other continent. Antarctica split off the rest.
What did archaeologists say about Pangaea?
Archaeologists believe that Pangaea was a supercontinent that existed about 335 million years ago and eventually broke apart to form the continents we have today. Through the study of fossils, rock formations, and tectonic plate movements, they have been able to reconstruct the process of continental drift that led to the breakup of Pangaea.
What did the Pangaea split up in to?
Pangaea split into Laurasia in the north and Gondwana in the south. Over time, these supercontinents further divided into various land masses that eventually formed the continents we have today.
What did Pangaea look like when it split apart?
it looks like this.
Northern major continent group when pangaea split?
pangeaes
Northern major continent group after pangaea split?
pangea
