Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift Flashcards
1
Q
What was there 200 million years ago?
A
There was one giant continent called Pangea
2
Q
What happened 135 million years ago?
A
Pangea broke in to two; Laurasia and Gondwana
3
Q
What happened 65 million years ago?
A
Lauarsia and Gondwana broke into: North America South America Eurasia Africa Antarctica Australia Part of India
4
Q
What is Continental Drift?
A
All continents are moving, away from each other and into each other. Now this may only be two centimetres a year but its enough to have significant out breaks and they call it Continental Drift
5
Q
What can Continental drift cause?
A
Earthquakes, volcanoes to be made or erupt and tsunamis
