Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-supercontinent 250 million years ago
A)Gondwanaland
B)paleomagnetism
C)rift valley
D)paleogeology
E)Laurasia
F)subduction zone
G)Pangaea
H)Panthalassia

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Pangaea was the supercontinent that existed around 250 million years ago.

Answer: A 
 Gondwanaland was one of the two major landmasses that made up Pangaea, along with Laurasia.

Answer: B 
 Paleomagnetism, the study of ancient magnetic fields preserved in rocks, provides evidence for the movement of continents and the existence of Pangaea.

Answer: D 
 Paleogeology is the study of the geological history of the Earth before the present day, and is used to reconstruct the past distribution of continents and oceans.

Answer: E 
 Laurasia was the other major landmass that made up Pangaea, along with Gondwanaland.

Answer: C 
 Rift valleys are formed when tectonic plates pull apart, and can be a precursor to the formation of a new ocean basin.

Answer: F 
 Subduction zones are areas where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another and can cause volcanic activity and earthquakes.

Answer: H 
 Panthalassia was the global ocean that surrounded the supercontinent Pangaea 250 million years ago.

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