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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.


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