Geology Flashcards
What was Earth’s last supercontinent?
Pangaea
When did Pangaea exist?
335 to 175 million years ago
For ___________, Earth’s continents have been conducting a stately dance. About every 400 to 500 million years they cluster into a supercontinent, then fall apart. The last supercontinent was Pangaea, which existed 335 to 175 million years ago.
19 May 2018 New Scientist
3 billion years
For 3 billion years, Earth’s continents have been conducting a stately dance. About every ______________ they cluster into a supercontinent, then fall apart. The last supercontinent was Pangaea, which existed 335 to 175 million years ago.
400 to 500 million years
For 3 billion years, Earth’s continents have been conducting a stately dance. About every 400 to 500 million years they cluster into a supercontinent, then fall apart. The last _____________ was Pangaea, which existed 335 to 175 million years ago.
19 May 2018 New Scientist
supercontinent
For 3 billion years, Earth’s continents have been conducting a stately dance. About every 400 to 500 million years they cluster into a supercontinent, ___________. The last supercontinent was Pangaea, which existed 335 to 175 million years ago.
19 May 2018 New Scientist
then fall apart
For 3 billion years, Earth’s continents have been conducting a stately dance. About every 400 to 500 million years they cluster into a supercontinent, then fall apart. The last supercontinent was __________, which existed 335 to 175 million years ago.
Pangaea
For 3 billion years, Earth’s continents have been conducting a stately dance. About every 400 to 500 million years they cluster into a supercontinent, then fall apart. The last supercontinent was Pangaea, which existed _________________.
19 May 2018 New Scientist
335 to 175 million years ago