GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

PALEONTOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does Pangaea mean in Greek?
A
“All earth”
B
“All living”
C
“All fossils”
D
“Earth fossils”
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Greek word Pangea mean which meant all earth and PANTHALASSA means all water. According to Wegener, all the continents formed a single continental mass and mega ocean surrounded the same. The supercontinent was named PANGAEA and the mega water is called PANTHALASSA.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pangea’s existence was first proposed in 1912 by German meteorologist Alfred Wegener as a part of his theory of continental drift. Its name is derived from the Greek pangaia, meaning “all the Earth.”

Detailed explanation-3: -About 200 million years ago, all the continents on Earth were actually one huge “supercontinent” surrounded by one enormous ocean. This gigantic continent, called Pangaea, slowly broke apart and spread out to form the continents we know today. All Earth’s continents were once combined in one supercontinent, Pangaea.

Detailed explanation-4: -About 300 million years ago, claimed Wegener, the continents had formed a single mass, called Pangaea (from the Greek for “all the Earth").

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1912, German scientist Alfred Wegener proposed a theory he called continental drift. According to Wegener’s theory, Earth’s continents once formed a single, giant landmass, which he called Pangaea. Over millions of years, Pangaea slowly broke apart, eventually forming the continents as they are today.

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