View the AstroTour Continental Drift by clicking on the link, and then select true statements from those listed below. Choose one or more:

A. Americus, Europidus, and Africanus are names of earlier versions of the continents.

B. The plates upon which the continents sit are still moving, and they will continue to move indefinitely.

C. Over millions of years, the North and South American plates separated from the European and African plates, forming the Atlantic Ocean basin.

D. The landmass of Earth was all contained in one giant supercontinent about 65 million years ago.

E. Convection in Earth's mantle is an energy source that breaks continental plates apart and moves them around.

Options (B), (C) and (E)

Explanation:

The continental drift is defined as a theory that describes the movement of the continents over the large oceanic water body, from one place to another. It was first invented by Alfred Wegener.

He forwarded many pieces of evidence in support of this theory. This theory suggested that the earth initially was comprised of a super-continent known as Pangaea, which eventually got split up about 175 million years back.

The North and South American plate got separated from the European and African plates and gave rise to the formation of the Atlantic ocean.

This theory was later modified and named as the Plate tectonic theory. This describes that the earth's lithospheric plates float over the layer of the asthenosphere due to the formation of convection current in the mantle. It forms because of the heat supplied from the interior of the earth.

Thus, the correct answer are options (B), (C) and (E).

Answer: B, C, E are all correct