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Land masses move when their underlying plates move simply because they are resting on top of the plates. This is similar to how if someone is resting on a raft the current of the water will carry them along.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 15y agoLand masses move by ocean floor-spreading, which is the process in which the underwater volcanoes at rift zones make new ocean floor causing the old ocean floor to sub-duct in a trench.
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∙ 13y agocontinental drift or better, the theory of plate tectonics
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∙ 13y agoPlate movement.
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What is the answer of large land masses on the surface of the earth?
Seven
What are large landmasses on earth's surface?
Large landmasses on the earth's surface are the continents.These are (in no particular order):AfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeNorth AmericaSouth AmericaAntarctica
What is one of the seven large land masses of the earth?
Asia.Any one of these land masses is called a "continent".
What does land masses of the earth mean?
The land masses of the Earth are the continents.
What is one of the seven main land masses on earth?
The seven major land areas on earth are called continents. The one That the United States is in is called North America.
What is the answer of large land masses on the surface of the earth?
Seven
What are large landmasses on earth's surface?
Large landmasses on the earth's surface are the continents.These are (in no particular order):AfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeNorth AmericaSouth AmericaAntarctica
What is one of the seven masses of land on earth?
Asia.Any one of these land masses is called a "continent".
What is the one of the seven large land masses of the earth?
Asia.Any one of these land masses is called a "continent".
What is one of the seven large land masses of the earth?
Asia.Any one of these land masses is called a "continent".
What major land masses on earth is called?
continents
What is the major land masses on earth are called?
continents
What are the land masses of the Earth that support life called?
Continents.
What does land masses of the earth mean?
The land masses of the Earth are the continents.
Which planet has gasses land masses and large amounts of surface water?
Earth
What is one of the seven large land masses on earth?
What is the name given to the seven large piece s of land on Earth
What did geologists know about the earth 200 years ago?
geology was born 200 years ago. by this time, geologists only knew about the things on the surface or things about the surface. They also knew that the earth was a sphere and that there were 7 land masses, and that the land masses were surrounded by water.
