The term 'Panthalassa' is related to which of the following?
AOceans
BAtmosphere
CMountains
DSoil
Answer:
A. Oceans
Read Explanation:
Panthalassa, also known as the Panthalassic Ocean or Panthalassan Ocean was the vast super ocean that encompassed planet Earth and surrounded the supercontinent Pangaea, the latest in a series of supercontinents in the history of Earth.
The Greek word Pangea means all earth and PANTHALASSA means all water.
According to Wegener, all the continents formed a single continental mass and the mega ocean surrounded the same.
The supercontinent was named PANGAEA and the mega water is called PANTHALASSA.