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During development of the continental drift hypothesis, Pangaea was the name Wegener gave to the _____.

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sticking to his studies, Wegener gave the name Pangaea to his hypothesized (Super Continent) 
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Answer;

-Super continent

Step-by-step explanation;

-Alfred Wegener was the scientist who proposed the Continental Drift Theory in the early twentieth century. His hypothesis was that the continents had once formed a single landmass, called Pangaea, before breaking apart and drifting to their present locations.

-Pangaea existed about 240 million years ago. By about 200 million years ago, this supercontinent began breaking up. Over millions of years, Pangaea separated into pieces that moved away from one another. These pieces slowly assumed their positions as the continent we recognize today.

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