because if the same fossils were found in the same spot but on two different continents and if you put the continents together like a puzzle and the fossils were in the same spot, it would mean the continents drifted apart.
Together, the continents of Asia and Africa make up about 75,000,000 sq km. The rest of the continents together make up just under that amount. So really, they would be neither "very much" larger or smaller, but almost the same.
Without continuous mountain formation, erosion would gradually wear down existing mountains to create flatter landscapes. Eventually, the continents would become more level over time, with mountains turning into hills and plains.
Observations of a map of the continents hinted that the continents once fitted together. Later, he would discover fossil evidence to support his theory. But alas, he was unable to explain the mechanism by which the continents could move, and was soundly thrashed by geologists of his time. The discoveries leading to the science of plate tectonics were not made until the mid twentieth century.
The best example for this would be South America and Africa. If you put them together its like two jigsaw pieces coming together. It took millions of years for Africa and South America to seperate from each other. If you look on a map and just visually push these two continents together they fit each other quite nicely. The theory of Plate Tectonics is about how the continents move around on the surface of the earth. Using South America and Africa as an example one can see how Plate tectonics has occurred. Also the continents never stop moving. More information on the link provided below.
There would be no land
The edges of some continents look as if they would fit together like pieces of a puzzle.
there would be no ocean anymore.
there would be no ocean anymore.
It is not physically feasible for all continents to rejoin as they have drifted apart due to the movements of tectonic plates. The process of continental drift takes millions of years to occur, so it would not happen within any foreseeable human timescale.
Depending on your term of "smashed up", i would generally say no.
because if the same fossils were found in the same spot but on two different continents and if you put the continents together like a puzzle and the fossils were in the same spot, it would mean the continents drifted apart.
If Earth's continents moved closer together towards the poles, this would result in a significant change in climate patterns and ecosystems. The movement would likely cause changes in ocean currents, affecting global weather patterns and potentially leading to extreme weather events. It could also result in the merging of different species and ecosystems, leading to competition for resources and potential extinctions.
nothing would happen they would be fine
You would die.
We would have Facebook.
You would die.