5 Questions
According to Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of Continental Drift, what was the name of the single supercontinent that once existed?
Pangaea
When did the fragmentation of the supercontinent Pangaea begin, according to Wegener's hypothesis?
200 million years ago
What was Alfred Wegener's profession?
Meteorologist and geophysicist
What did Alfred Wegener challenge with his hypothesis of Continental Drift?
The assumption of fixed geographic positions of continents and ocean basins
Over what span of time did the continental blocks 'drift' to their present positions, according to Wegener's hypothesis?
Millions of years
Test your knowledge on the fascinating theory of continental drift and Alfred Wegener's groundbreaking hypothesis of Pangaea. Explore the concept of Earth's landmasses once being a single supercontinent and learn more about this revolutionary idea in geophysics.
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