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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Supercontinents are single landmasses made up of most or all of Earth’s continents.
• The supercontinent Kenorland formed about 2.6 billion years ago and eventually broke apart.
• The supercontinent Gondwana formed long after Kenorland.

The student wants to emphasize the order in which the supercontinents were formed. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

Kenorland and Gondwana were both supercontinents, single landmasses made up of most or all of Earth’s continents.

B

Forming and breaking apart over hundreds of millions of years, supercontinents are made up of most or all of Earth’s continents.

C

Kenorland formed about 2.6 billion years ago but eventually broke apart.

D

The supercontinent Gondwana formed long after the supercontinent Kenorland.