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When tectonic plates pull apart?
Tectonic plates have been pulling apart forever. At least all the time the earth has been around.
How has the movement of tectonic plates affected the region of Australia?
Theory has it that Australia was once part of the super continent of Pangaea, the collection of all that we know today as the continents. Over time Pangaea broke apart and left Australia by itself. This allowed unique plants and animals to develop there (e.g. kangaroos).
What do convection currents do over time?
They move tectonic plates
What is a moving piece of land called?
A solid mass of land that moves is know as a continent. Continents are made of tectonic plates .They used to be one large super-continent, known as Pangaea, but separated and drifted apart over time.
What was the earth called a long time ago when the plates were together?
It is still called Earth.
When tectonic plates pull apart?
Tectonic plates have been pulling apart forever. At least all the time the earth has been around.
How has the movement of tectonic plates affected the region of Australia?
Theory has it that Australia was once part of the super continent of Pangaea, the collection of all that we know today as the continents. Over time Pangaea broke apart and left Australia by itself. This allowed unique plants and animals to develop there (e.g. kangaroos).
What do convection currents do over time?
They move tectonic plates
How does Pangaea affect us?
Pangea is one great landmass. It is not Pangaea that affects us. The term you are probably thinking of is continental drift, which is the moving of the Earth's tectonic plates. Scientists believe that as time moves on the countries are going to drift farther apart. Also, as they drift farther apart, they are technically moving closer together, and once again will form Pangaea. Hope that answers your question.
What is a moving piece of land called?
A solid mass of land that moves is know as a continent. Continents are made of tectonic plates .They used to be one large super-continent, known as Pangaea, but separated and drifted apart over time.
What was the earth called a long time ago when the plates were together?
It is still called Earth.
How much can tectonic plates move by?
The average rate of movement of tectonic plates per year is roughly one to two inches. Individual parts of interacting plates can move more than several feet during earthquakes. Over large time spans, tectonic plates can move to all parts of the globe.
Did the tectonic plates separate Pangaea?
The plate tectonics are the mechanisms that started to drift Pangaea (super continent) into separate continents 200billion years ago into the continents we have today. :D
How has islands change over time?
islands change over time by many movements by the tectonic plates and activity
What Earth process happens slowly over time?
An obvious one is the movement of the tectonic plates.
What does Pangaea have to do with plate tectonics?
Pangaea is the name of the super continent that existed about 250 million years ago, before they separated to form the continents we know today. It has to do with plate tectonics because the theory of continental drift (proposed by Alfred Wegener) says that the plates are moving because of sea-floor spreading
How did earthquake make the Himalayas?
the earth's surface is made up of tectonic plates, due to convection currents these plates are moving all the time because of this you have huge tectonic plates pushing against each other. the cause of earth quakes is tectonic plates rubbing against each other, eventually these plates push up wards founing huge mountain vistas such as the himilayas. these plates keep moving and this is whay mount Everest grows 4 inches or so every year (might be 4 millimeters)
