The borders (coastlines) of the continents underwent a number of changes
since the split. Often, chunks of land were washed away with water,
slowly or in bigger portions. The coast was generally "smoothed" by the
ocean currents too, and in some places more land was added with the
material that the ocean currents brought.
Then, the tectonic plates continue to move, so this adds to the changes of the shape of the continents.
<span> It is hotter near the equator because the Sun's rays hit the Earth more directly in that area so they are focused or concentrated more in that area</span>
Various reasons why five trained individuals might come up with different readings are - while carrying out an experiment, the accuracy with which each individual perform an experiment varies. The readings in different instruments used while performing an experiment also differs.
There is certain percentage of error that occurs while carrying out an experiment by each of the individual. Physical conditions such as temperature, pressure changes from one place to another where the experiments are being carried out.