What Is the Continental Drift Theory and How Did Pangaea Break Up Into Pieces and Form the Continents?
According to the theory of continental drift, the Earth’s continents move relative to each other. Scientists believe that early in the earth’s history, there was just a single landmass, or continent, which they call Pangaea. About 200 million years ago, Pangaea broke up and the pieces began to drift. Today’s continent of Africa
