Francis Bacon thought the continents were once joined together, even naming the single continent Pangaea and the surrounding ocean Panthalassa.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: False
Although Francis Bacon did believe there was a correspondence between the shapes of the continents,
Alfred Wegener was the first to call the theoretical single continent Pangaea and the surrounding ocean
Panthalassa. Wegener thought Pangaea started breaking apart approximately 200 million years ago,
being slung towards the equator as the result of centrifugal force. Information can be found in the
section Pieces of Earth's Surface Look Like They Once Fit Together.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false