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drifting continents
the drifting of the continents
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was Wegener's hypothesis about the continents? | Wegener's hypothesis was that all the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have since drifted apart. |
| What is the continental drift? | It is the hypothesis that the continents slowy move across Earth's surface. |
| What is Pangaea? | It is the name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents. |
| What is a fossil? | It is any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock. |