Classic Classic Quiz The origin of continents - True or false? by MWAPOLENI MWAPOLENI 30 played - 7 yrs ago How did continents split? What do we know about the origin of continents? QUIZ 7 QUESTIONS hard 1 Pangea is the name of a “supercontinent” that existed about 300 million years ago. True or false? TrueFalse 2 In Greek, “Pangea » means « all Earth”. True or false? TrueFalse 3 At this time, Angola and Brazil were neighbours and South Africa was bordering Chile. True or false? TrueFalse 4 Panthalassa was the name given to this huge landmass. True or false? TrueFalse 5 The continental rift is a theory explaining how continents moved to their current positions. True or false? TrueFalse 6 That theory is most associated with the scientist Brendan Murphy. True or false? TrueFalse 7 When Pangea began to break apart, it split into 2 smaller supercontinents, called Laurasia and Gondwana. True or false? TrueFalse A mistake in this Quiz ? Contact the author Commentaires