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The two supercontinents present today are America and Afro-Eurasia. However, they did not derive exactly from Pangea. The continents today did not come into place until about 50 million years ago.

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What was the super continent before Pangaea called?

AnswerGondwana and Rodinia.Actually, Rodinia was before Pangea, but Gondwana and Laurasia were after Pangea. Gondwana to the south to make the southern continents, and Laurasia to the north to make the northern continents.


What is a pangaea plate?

Pangaea was a supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago, when all the Earth's continents were joined together as a single landmass. The plates that make up the Earth's crust shifted over time, breaking apart Pangaea into the continents we know today.


Did the tectonic plates separate Pangaea?

The plate tectonics are the mechanisms that started to drift Pangaea (super continent) into separate continents 200billion years ago into the continents we have today. :D


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All of the continents were once one land mass, a few hundred million years ago. They formed a super continent called Pangaea. Currently there is no supper continent.


Did Pangaea ever really exist?

Nobody really knows if Pangaea really existed. People believe it did because if you shift the continents, it looks like it could make Pangaea. There are many other reasons, but that is the most common.


What are the two continents combined to result an Asia?

Asia is one continent on its own. There are no two continents which come together which make up the Asian continent. However, during the time the continents were all together, this was known as Pangaea.


What is the name givin to two continents that make up one large landmass?

This is referred to as a supercontinent. An example of this would be Pangaea, which was the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago before it split into separate continents.


Does earth's surface stay the same?

No, the surface changes. Erosion from rain and wind will gradually make mountain ranges lower; continents move; this movement creates new mountains, as the continental plates push against each other. For example, several million years ago, most continents were together, in one supercontinent, "Pangaea". I suggest you read an encyclopedia (e.g., en.wikipedia.org) article about plate tectonics; also about Pangaea or Pangea.No, the surface changes. Erosion from rain and wind will gradually make mountain ranges lower; continents move; this movement creates new mountains, as the continental plates push against each other. For example, several million years ago, most continents were together, in one supercontinent, "Pangaea". I suggest you read an encyclopedia (e.g., en.wikipedia.org) article about plate tectonics; also about Pangaea or Pangea.No, the surface changes. Erosion from rain and wind will gradually make mountain ranges lower; continents move; this movement creates new mountains, as the continental plates push against each other. For example, several million years ago, most continents were together, in one supercontinent, "Pangaea". I suggest you read an encyclopedia (e.g., en.wikipedia.org) article about plate tectonics; also about Pangaea or Pangea.No, the surface changes. Erosion from rain and wind will gradually make mountain ranges lower; continents move; this movement creates new mountains, as the continental plates push against each other. For example, several million years ago, most continents were together, in one supercontinent, "Pangaea". I suggest you read an encyclopedia (e.g., en.wikipedia.org) article about plate tectonics; also about Pangaea or Pangea.


When wiil the continents meet again?

The continents are slowly drifting due to plate tectonics, but significant reconvergence on a geological timescale will not occur for millions of years. Current models suggest that in about 200 to 300 million years, the continents may come together to form a new supercontinent, sometimes referred to as "Pangaea Proxima." However, this is a gradual process that unfolds over an extremely long timeframe, and exact predictions are difficult to make.


Which continent are still drifting?

All of the continents are still drifting. you see all the continents have been drifting since some planet struck Earth about 3.5 billion yrs ago and our planet was turned into a great ball of lava and magma then the top cooled and the continents and the crust were both formed. ever since the continents have been drifting around the globe. In fact, there was a super continent before Pangaea but before that scientists can't tell if there was another subcontinent, but super continents prove that every continent has drift.


Explain what is meant by the term Continental drift?

Continental drift is the theory that Earth's continents were once all connected as a single supercontinent called Pangaea and have since drifted apart to their current positions over millions of years. This movement is driven by the slow shifting of tectonic plates that make up Earth's crust.


What is the other biggest continent after the Pangaea?

The largest continent today is Asia, followed by Africa. These two continents together make up a significant portion of the Earth's landmass.