Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Why Pangea Drifted Apart

http://knowledgerush.com/wiki_image/0/05/Pangea1.jpghttp://go-passport.grolier.com/map?id=mtlr093&pid=go

These maps show the direction of the way that Pangea's plate tectonics moved.

Pangea separated due to Tectonic plates moving toward each other, sliding past each other, or moving away from each other. The plate tectonics formed earthquakes and volcanoes, which also caused the Supercontinent to drift apart.

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