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What role did plate tectonics play in determining the condition that produced North America's coal reserves?
Plate tectonics played a crucial role in the formation of North America's coal reserves. About 300 million years ago, during the Pennsylvanian period, North America was a landmass located near the equator. The collision of tectonic plates and subsequent oceanic crust subduction created sedimentary basins that gradually filled with organic material, which eventually formed into coal deposits due to heat and pressure. Thus, plate tectonics provided the necessary geological conditions for the creation of North America's coal reserves.
How was India formed by plate tectonics?
India has it's own tectonic plate. It is not tectonically connected to the Eurasian plate. When the India plate crashed into the Eurasian plate, this formed the Himalayan Mountains. India is still moving closer to into the Eurasian plate today, and this is how the Himalayas are still growing.
How long ago were the ancient Babylonians charting of the planets and stars?
The ancient Babylonians were creating star catalogs and observing the planets as early as the 8th century BCE, so it was over 2,700 years ago. They developed a sophisticated system of astronomy that influenced later civilizations.
What was the crust first made of?
The Earth's crust was first made of basaltic rock, which formed as the Earth's surface cooled and solidified billions of years ago. Over time, the crust evolved through processes like plate tectonics and volcanic activity to include a variety of rock types.
What boundaries was formed about 25 million years ago when the Pacific plate met the North American plate?
Transform boundary
When did plate tectonics begin?
Probably about 3.2 billion years ago
Why is it difficult to study formation of earth?
Mainly because it happened so long ago - "erosion" wiped out essentially all the direct evidence long ago. Erosion includes things like plate tectonics and meteor strikes as well as wind and rain.
Why it is difficult to study the formation of earth?
Mainly because it happened so long ago - "erosion" wiped out essentially all the direct evidence long ago. Erosion includes things like plate tectonics and meteor strikes as well as wind and rain.
Why can't geologist use rocks from earth to learn how long ago earth formed?
Because all of the rocks that were around when Earth formed have been recycled by plate tectonics and erosion. Hoped I helped!!
Why can't geologists use rock from earth to learn how long ago earth formed?
Because all of the rocks that were around when Earth formed have been recycled by plate tectonics and erosion. Hoped I helped!!
When did the Japanese islands form?
Mainland Japan originally split off from the rest of the Asian continent approximately fifteen million years ago, during the Miocene epoch. Its smaller islands developed later on due to millions of years of plate tectonics.
Why are Pangaea and plate tectonics related?
Plate tectonics is the theory of continental drift. As Pangaea is what scientists and geologistsbase continental drift on (as it was the original cluster formation of all continents), they are very closely related and usually are within the same field of study.
When was the modern protractor developed?
Long ago
When was math developed?
a very long long time ago
What were Alfred wegeners beliefs about the Plate tectonics?
@ his time plate tectonics was not theorized. they didnt know yet that continental and oceanic crust are seperate. it was thought that continents were drifting on water and moved some million years ago due to erosion,etc! hence the "continental drift theory"
When did Mt. Stromboli occur?
2000 years ago, when the two plate tectonics pushed up against each other and made mount Stromboli
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
