The theory is called "continental drift," and it proposes that the Earth's continents were once connected as one supercontinent called Pangaea.
The oldest of the super continents was called Rodinia
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.
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Well a super continent refers to Pangaea. which was a great land mass that contained all seven continents. Another form of super continent is a huge land mass with all the necessaries needed by living.
No, Pangaea was not the only super-continent to have existed. There have been several super-continents throughout Earth's history, including Rodinia, Pannotia, and Gondwana, before Pangaea formed about 335 million years ago.
It is known as the continental drift theory
The super-continent proposed by the theory of continental drift is called Pangaea. It is believed to have existed about 300 million years ago and subsequently broke apart to form the continents as we know them today.
The theory is is that once all the continents were connected as 1 super continent. Later they split up to create the 7 we know now.
The oldest of the super continents was called Rodinia
The Continental Drift Theory in 1912 Pangaea is believed to be a giant super-continent that existed before the continents drifted apart from each other.
The theory is called "plate tectonics," which suggests that Earth's outer shell is divided into several large, rigid plates that move and interact with each other over time, leading to phenomena such as continental drift.
Well, most modern day scientist believe in the theory of plate tectonics. Which states that in the beginning there was only one continent, or super-continent if you will, named Pangaea. Over time however the tectonic plates beneath Earth's surface shifted and separated the continent into the seven continents we know today.
The theory is that there was a super continent called Pangea, meaning 'all lands'. It existed as one large continent but later broke up into several smaller continents which drifted away from wach other, each beuibg a part of a mobile plate of the lithosphere
If put together, they would fit perfectly into one huge super continent like a puzzle.
Wegener's theory of continental drift assumed the existence of one original supercontinent called Pangaea.
The continents look like that because they use to be a SUPER-CONTINENT called PANGAEA.
Pangaea it was the supercontinent that supposedly consisted of all of the present continents combined...in theory they should all fit together like a puzzle