6.1 Continental Drift

Question 1

Continental drift

Answer 1

The theory that all continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called Pangea, which later split into a number of smaller continents. The theory of continental drift has been replaced by the more comprehensive theory of plate tectonics.

Question 2

Pangea

Answer 2

The proposed supercontinent of 200 million years ago that broke apart through plate tectonics to form the present scattered continents.