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What is the theory of the continents slowing moving each year?
Continental Drift.
If north America move 1.25 per year how far will it be away from ridge in middle of Atlantic ocean in 200 million years?
You can calculate this. The total of both continents will make it 2.5 centimeter. You will get pretty long distance. You can ask the distance after 20 billion years also. It is easy to calculate the answer using the calculator. But it is not practical answer. This way, the continents will override each other on the opposite side of the earth. This can not happen. The speed of drifting of the continents is not constant. it was high at the beginning of the fracture of the continents. It is getting slower and slower. The drifting will eventually stop, once the mass is distributed evenly across the earth. It will indefinitely long time for this to happen. This is subjected to the momentum of the earth due to the rotation of the earth.
How much do continents move per year?
about 5 cm per year
How far do continents move apart each year?
About 1-2 centimeters.
What did wegener hypothesis happened to the continents?
Alfred Wegner believed that continents moved because of earth's plates shifting. Because he could not prove why they moved because of the day in age he live, most scientist didn't believe him. Now, with the science we have today, scientists have proved that our continents shift about 2cm a year.
How fast are the continents drifting on average?
It differs between each continent and year by year. However, the continents move about 6 cm on average per year. So it takes almost 17 years for the continents to move just one meter.
How much do continents move each year?
about 6cm per year
Have the continents on opposite sides of the Atlantic ocean generally been drifting apart?
Yes. The continents have been drifting around since Earth first got her oceans, or before. At one time, there were a group of continents clustered near what is now Antarctica . . . the entire remainder of Earth's surface was covered by oceans of water. They eventually drifted apart. The current arrangement of continents occurred fairly recently in Earth's 4.5 billion year age.
What is the theory of the continents slowing moving each year?
Continental Drift.
If north America move 1.25 per year how far will it be away from ridge in middle of Atlantic ocean in 200 million years?
You can calculate this. The total of both continents will make it 2.5 centimeter. You will get pretty long distance. You can ask the distance after 20 billion years also. It is easy to calculate the answer using the calculator. But it is not practical answer. This way, the continents will override each other on the opposite side of the earth. This can not happen. The speed of drifting of the continents is not constant. it was high at the beginning of the fracture of the continents. It is getting slower and slower. The drifting will eventually stop, once the mass is distributed evenly across the earth. It will indefinitely long time for this to happen. This is subjected to the momentum of the earth due to the rotation of the earth.
How much do continents move per year?
about 5 cm per year
How far do continents move apart each year?
About 1-2 centimeters.
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What did wegener hypothesis happened to the continents?
Alfred Wegner believed that continents moved because of earth's plates shifting. Because he could not prove why they moved because of the day in age he live, most scientist didn't believe him. Now, with the science we have today, scientists have proved that our continents shift about 2cm a year.
When did the continents got divided?
The continents didn't divide at one particular time. Each continent is in constant motion - of about 1cm per year. This is because each continent is located on Tectonic Plates that float on top of the Earth's Mantle.
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