Exploring Pangea: The Supercontinent

Approximately how fast do Earth's tectonic plates move?

• Speed of sound

• Speed of light

• Speed of a car

• Speed of growing fingernails

What does the term 'Pangea' mean in Greek?

• All lands

• One ocean

• Many islands

• Giant mountain

What major ocean existed during the time of Pangea?

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Panthalassa

What was the primary force behind the formation of Pangea?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Plate tectonics

• Solar flares

• Gravity

Which mountain range existed during the time of Pangea?

• Himalayas

• Appalachian Mountains

• Andes

• Rocky Mountains

Which two supercontinents did Pangea split into?

• Atlantica and Pacifica

• Laurasia and Gondwana

• Eurasia and Afro-Eurasia

• Northland and Southland

Which continents were part of Gondwana?

• Europe, Asia, Antarctica

• South America, Africa, Australia

• Africa, Europe, North America

• North America, Europe, Asia

What evidence supports the existence of Pangea?

• Similar cloud patterns

• Matching continental shapes

• Similar rock formations and fossils

• Identical modern animal species