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Continents do not fit together perfectly, for the same reason a cookie won't if you were to break it violently. ...Some of the pieces that would otherwise cause a perfect fit falls off from the larger pieces as small/large crumbs. Therefore, since it was a powerful force that caused continents to drift, some of the pieces connected to the landmass had most likely fallen or remains adrift as an island or other type of landmass.
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Where did all continents fit together with the least number of overlaps and gags when the continents are matched along?
The theory of plate tectonics suggests that all continents were once part of a single supercontinent called Pangaea. Pangaea began to break apart about 175 million years ago, eventually forming the continents as we know them today. The least number of overlaps and gaps occur when matching the continents along the mid-Atlantic ridge, where the Atlantic Ocean is widening.
What was the continents that fit together called?
The continents that were proposed to have once fit together are called Pangaea. This supercontinent existed around 300 million years ago before breaking apart into the continents we know today.
Who obsered that the continents seem to fit together?
Alfred Wegener, a German meteorologist and geophysicist, proposed the theory of continental drift in the early 20th century based on the idea that the Earth's continents appeared to fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. This laid the foundation for the development of the theory of plate tectonics.
What is the math word that means fit exactly together?
I think it's congruent.
What percent of the worlds population thinks the continents once fit together?
every one should because the continents did once fit together
Why don't the shapes of the continents now fit together exactly?
The shapes of continents do not fit together exactly because they have been moving and shifting over millions of years due to plate tectonics. This movement has caused the continents to break apart and drift apart from each other, resulting in their current shapes. Additionally, erosion and other geological processes have also altered the original shapes of the continents.
Why did Wegener think that the continents might once have been joined?
Wegener noticed that the coastlines of continents seemed to fit together like puzzle pieces, and that similar fossils and rock formations were found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. He proposed the theory of continental drift, suggesting that the continents were once connected in a supercontinent called Pangaea and had since drifted apart.
How do the contenents fit together?
The continents fit together just like a puzzle. The edges of the continents line up so that South America fits right against Africa.
When scientist mapped the edges of the continents they found more evidence that the continents fit together?
True
When scientists mapped the edges of the continents they found more evidence that the continents fit together?
True
How well do the continents fit together?
They dont. Go home,
Do scientist think the earth surface is broken into huge plates that fit together but move slowly?
Yes. They think the earth's crust (where we are right now), is broken into huge plates (the continents) that fit together, but move very slowly. Thank you for asking.
