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The continents are shaped the way they are because of erosion.

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Why doesn't Pangaea look like that today?

Over millions of years, the continents have undergone significant movements due to tectonic plate interactions. The process of plate tectonics has caused the continents to separate, shift, and drift into their current positions, creating the Earth's current continental configuration. This movement has resulted in the breakup of Pangaea into the continents we see today.


How are earths continents linked?

Earth's continents are linked by tectonic plate movements. The Earth's crust is divided into several large plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere below. These plates are continuously moving, causing the continents to drift slowly over time. This movement is known as plate tectonics.


What types of evidence did Wegner have to the idea of Pangaea?

1. The continents look like puzzle pieces that should fit together (maybe they did in the past). 2. Fossils and geographic layers found on the coast lines of continents (especially South America and Africa) matched up.


What evidence is there of Pangaea?

Evidence of Pangaea includes the fit of the modern continents, similarities in rock formations across continents, distribution of fossils found on continents that were once part of Pangaea, and geological structures found in different continents that line up when Pangaea is reconstructed. Additionally, the mapping of ancient climate belts and glacial deposits provide further evidence of the supercontinent.


How did Alfred Wegener knew that the 7 continents were once a supercontinent and how did he develop the Continental Drift Theory?

it all loked like a puzzle he said. he had proof like the rock got to Asia from Europe without wind. It was moved when the continents had separated. Also south America and Europe look like they could fit together