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The same old forces that move the individual tectonic plates. The circulating currents of magma from the interior.
There may have been a previous episode of super-continent formation followed by break up, called Rodinia by believers.
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Pangaea, the supercontinent, broke up due to the movement of tectonic plates. The Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere below. The movement of these plates over millions of years led to the breakup of Pangaea into the continents we see today.
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What was the process that broke up Pangaea called?
Pangaea was broken up by rifting.
What are the names of the two continents that pangaea first split into?
Pangaea broke up into Gondwanaland and Laurasia over 200 million years ago.
What is the name of the super-continent?
Pangaea don't no
What are the two continents that pangaea separate into?
Pangaea broke up into Gondwanaland and Laurasia over 200 million years ago.
Where some of the present day continents were on the Pangaea?
All of the present day continents were part of Pangaea. However, until the supercontinent broke up, these future continents were not distinct from one another in any significant way.
What was the process that broke up Pangaea called?
Pangaea was broken up by rifting.
Who or what lived on Pangaea?
No. Pangaea broke up long before humans evolved.
Pangaea broke up into what two continents?
Pangaea broke into Gondwanaland and Laurasia.
Can you see a map of Pangaea?
Nothing with any detail; Pangaea broke up millions of years ago.
Description of what pangaea was and how it looked?
Pangaea is a super continent made up of all the world's modern-day landmasses joined together. Since plate tectonics are now seen as a true discovery, Pangaea later broke up into Laurasia and Gondwanaland, which eventually broke up into the continents we know today.
What is the name of the first land mass before it broke up into contenents?
Pangaea
What super continent broke up 180 million years ago?
Pangaea
What is the name of the super-continent?
Pangaea don't no
What is Pangaea 1?
Pangaea was a supercontinent. It was one continent that was made up of all the the Earth's land masses. It later broke up into the continents we know today. Pangaea 1 is an International Business Consulting Firm
What are the names of the two continents into which Pangaea first divided?
The two continents into which Pangaea first divided are Laurasia and Gondwana. Laurasia eventually formed North America, Europe, and Asia, while Gondwana formed South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and the Indian subcontinent.
What are the names of the two continents that pangaea first split into?
Pangaea broke up into Gondwanaland and Laurasia over 200 million years ago.
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What would happen if you broke the Styrofoam up into lots of pieces, then threw the pieces into water?
