Continents Flashcards

1
Q

Who believed that all continents were together called Pangea / Pangaea

A

Alfred Wegener

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2
Q

plates are always moving to form continents

A

Continental Drift

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3
Q

sea that surrounded Pangea / Pangaea

A

Pathalassa

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4
Q

jigsaw-likes pieces of the earth

A

Plate Tectonics

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5
Q

land diverges away; = continent

A

Divergent boundary

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6
Q

land converges to one another; = mountains

A

Convergent Boundary

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7
Q

climbs on top of one another; = earthquakes

A

Transform boundary

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8
Q

7 continents that were discussed

A

Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, Australia, North America, South America

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