Unit4AstronomythescienceofthestarsWillthecontinentsjoinagaininthefarfuture
Inthebeginning,morethan4
6billionyearsago,theworldwasaballofburninggas,goingroundandroundthroughspace
Atfirst,hotgaseswereabletoescapeintoouterspace,butastheEarthcooled,theywereheldbygravitytoformtheearlyatmosphere
Cloudsbegantodevelopaswatervapourcollectedintheair
Andthenitbegantopourwithrain,causingtheearlyoceanstoriseup
Ittookhundredsofmillionsofyearsforthefirstlandmassestoappear
About250millionyearsago,long,longaftertheEarthhadformed,allthecontinentsofthetimehadjoinedtogethertoformasupercontinentcalledPangaea
Thissupercontinentbrokeupabout200millionyearsagotoformtwogiantcontinents,GondwanaandLaurasia
GondwanawasmadeupofwhatisnowAfrica,SouthAmerica,Australia,AntarcticaandIndia
TheIndiansubcontinentlayofftheeastco