Question

describing pangaea
which statements about pangaea are true according to widely accepted theories? check all that apply.

• pangaea existed two hundred thousand years ago.
• the landmass of pangaea split into separate continents over time.
• pangaea was discovered by christopher columbus.
• pangaea was surrounded by the waters of the ocean.
• the coastline of pangaea stayed consistent over time.

Explanation:

• "Pangaea existed two hundred thousand years ago" is false. Pangaea existed around 300 million years ago.
• "The landmass of Pangaea split into separate continents over time" is true. The theory of continental drift states that Pangaea broke apart into the continents we know today.
• "Pangaea was discovered by Christopher Columbus" is false. Columbus was an explorer of the Americas, and the concept of Pangaea is a scientific theory developed later.
• "Pangaea was surrounded by the waters of the ocean" is true. The supercontinent was surrounded by the Panthalassic Ocean.
• "The coastline of Pangaea stayed consistent over time" is false. As Pangaea broke apart, coastlines changed.

Answer:

B. The landmass of Pangaea split into separate continents over time, D. Pangaea was surrounded by the waters of the ocean