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they flotes on the mantle witch is made up of molten rock
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoWhat caused it is volcanoes eruptions and earthquakes at the dinosaur time. That's what caused to mostly shift... Also under water volcano eruptions.
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Can a pole shift cause the continents to move?
A pole shift is not what causes the continents to move. It is the pressures from under the oceans' plates.
The apparent shift in wind direction that is caused by the Earth's rotation is called the .?
The apparent shift in wind direction that is caused by the Earth's rotation is called the?
What is a shift in wind direction caused by the rotation of the earth on its axis?
breeze
How might earth's surface change if tectonic plates continue to move?
The earth's continents in the past were originally one huge continent known as pangea. However convection currents and the force of gravity caused this single giant continent to split into a series of separate tectonic plates which moved and split away from each other, ultimately resulting in the position of the continents we know today. If this continues (and there is no reason to think it won't) then the position of the continents will continue to shift, new oceans will form (this has already started in the East African rift which will over 100's of millions of years eventually form a new ocean) and continents will collide forming new mountain chains.
Why do people not notice that the continents drift?
People generally do not notice that the continents drift because they move so slowly. People do notice earthquakes and other natural disasters that are sometimes caused by the movement of the earth's tectonic plates.
Can a pole shift cause the continents to move?
A pole shift is not what causes the continents to move. It is the pressures from under the oceans' plates.
What is contunental drift?
a shift of continents
How did Pangaea separate?
Pangaea separated due to a shift of the tectonic plates, causing the seven continents to form. Geological activity caused the granite crust to separate at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge causing a continental cataclysm that caused the continents to move away from the Ridge toward the opposing side of each continents respective tectonic plates at incredible speeds, forming the mountain ranges.
Did the earths continent shift?
Yes, the continents move and shift around; this is the theory of plate tectonics.
What hypothesis proposed that earth's continents were once joined in a single landmass and then gradually moved apart?
The theory of Pangea. It has somthing to do the a shift in the techtonic plates that caused the landmasses to separate I do believe.
What is the wavelength shift caused by local motions?
Doppler shift
What caused cohesion of the super continent?
continents
What force caused the movement of the continents from one super-continents to their present position?
Continental drift :)
What caused the drifting of the continent?
The causes of the natural disasters and plus the wind could possibly tear the continents and make separate continents. Also there could have been a terrible earthquake that caused the continents to also separate.
What is a wave caused by a sudden shift in the ocean floor called?
A wave caused by a sudden shift in the ocean floor is called a tsunami.
Speciation caused by the break of the continents would be by?
allopatry
What force caused the movement of the continents from one supper continents to their positions?
The convection forces of plate tectonics.
