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Yes, the 7 continents on Earth were once joined/fitted together about 250 million years ago, forming a supercontinent named Pangaea. It then splitted into 2 smaller supercontinents, Laurasia, consisting of North America, Asia & Europe and Gondwanaland, consisting of South America, Oceania, Antarctica & Africa, which then drifted apart to where they are now.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoAccording to the theory of plate tectonics, the shapes of the different continents should be similar in such a way that it could appear that they fit into one another. The bump of South America and the inward curve of the African coast are the best example of this theory.
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∙ 11y agoThe continents are formed by lighter but thicker sections of the Earth's crust, which ride above the mantle and the thinner oceanic crust. The tectonic plates that form the continents are mostly in constant motion, sliding past, into, or away from each other. They all sit atop vast liquid oceans of magma (melted rock) heated by the mantle.
The current position of the continents, with the vast majority in the Northern Hemisphere, has only existed for less than 100 million years, after the last supercontinent, Pangaea, rifted apart. Fossils on the various continents indicate that they were all joined together when those plants and animals were alive.
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∙ 12y agoThe continents look like that because they use to be a SUPER-CONTINENT called PANGAEA.
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Where is the earth crust the thickest?
Under continents
How many continents have the equator running through them?
4 CONTINENTS
What continents can the ocean ecosystem be found?
Oceans are not found on continents.
Which plate is covering most of two continents and what continents?
The Eurasian Plate
How do fossild indicate that the continents have moved with time?
If specific fossils are found in two separated continents, it means that both continents were once joined.
continents?
continents
It is a name of the land masses that the earth is divided into?
continents
How many continents are there in there?
There are 7 continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia (Oceania), and South America.
What has greater seasonality oceans or continents?
continents
What continents is south of all of the continents?
Antarctica
What moves continents?
Continents move due to the process of plate tectonics. This involves the movement of the Earth's lithosphere, which is divided into large sections called tectonic plates. These plates can move due to processes like seafloor spreading, subduction, and continental drift, causing continents to shift over millions of years.
Which continents have mountains?
All continents have mountains, but some have more prominent mountain ranges than others. Some well-known mountain ranges include the Himalayas in Asia, the Andes in South America, the Alps in Europe, the Rockies in North America, and the Atlas Mountains in Africa.
How many continents exist?
7 continents
What are the 10 continents of the the world?
There are actually only 7 continents in the world: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia (Oceania), and South America.
How many continents were there originally?
7 continents
What continents the Antarctica circle?
If you meant "which continents are above (north of) the Antarctic Circle", then the answer is: all of the other continents.
Which continent has more than 50 continents?
continents can't have another continent on them them and there are only 7 continents
