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Oceanic crust is constantly being recycled by subduction into the mantle at convergent plate zones and creation at mid-ocean ridges. Continental crust is not subducted, therefore its old age.
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When young and old oceanic plates collide why does the old plate subduct?
The old plate subduct because it is denser thatn the young plate.
What is straighter old rivers or young rivers?
Young rivers are straighter and more narrow. Old rivers have many meanders (bends in a rivers channel), and young rivers do not they are fast and have a high gradient, unlike old rivers which are slow and have a shallow gradient.
It is a name of the land masses that the earth is divided into?
continents
What happened to change peoples old views and lead them to believe in continental drift?
Evidence such as the shape of continents and similar fossils found on various continents help demonstrate that some continents may have been connected. It took decades for many to accept the theory because the idea was first introduced in 1912.
Are the continents moving?
The continents are moving when they spread apart
What continents have kittens?
Kitts are the young of small felines (the young of large felines are called cubs). And as felines are found on all continents except Antarctica (due in part to man importing them as house pets), kittens are to be found on all continents except Antarctica.
Why are the continents very young?
mid-ocean ridges and subduction zones
Is the age of the sea floor the same age of the continents?
No. The sea floor is much younger than the continents. The oldest sea floor is about 200 million years old. The continents are billions of years old.
What is new world and old world?
The New World are the continents of North and South America while the Old World has the continents Asia, Europe, and Africa.
Old is twice as old as young was when old was half as old as young will be when young is 3 times as old as old was when old was 3 times as old as young Their ages total 48 How old is old?
The original question was too long to copy in. It was: "The sum of the ages of Old and Young is 48. Old is twice as old as young was when old was half as old as young will be when young is three times as old as old was when old was three times as old as young How old is old?" There is a rather strenuous algebraic solution.The answer is :Old is 30, Young is 18When Old was 18, Young was 6; when Old was 27 (1/2 of 54), Young was 15, and Old is twice that.If you change the sum to 32, then the ages become 20 and 12.When Old was 12, Young was 4; when Old was 18 (1/2 of 36), Young was 10.In each case, Old is always 5/3 as old as Young and 5/8 of the sum.
What are the Old World continents?
Africa, Europe and Asia.
Old is twice as old as young was when old was half as old as young will be when young is three times as old as old was when old was three times as old as young how old is old?
* To get a numerical answer, you would need to know the sum of their ages, which was given as 48 in the original form of this question, where Old is 30, Young is 18.When Old was 18, Young was 6; when Old was 27 (1/2 of 54), Young was 15, and Old is twice that.If you change the sum to 32, then the ages become 20 and 12.When Old was 12, Young was 4; when Old was 18 (1/2 of 36), Young was 10.In each case, Old is 5/3 as old as Young and 5/8 of the sum of their ages.---Old = 2 * Young when Old was 1/2 [3 * (3 * Young)](see the related link for one solution)
Old is twice as old as young was when old was half as old as young will be when young is 3 times as old as old was when old was 3 times as old as young Their ages total 49 How old is old?
The algebraic solution gives the age of Old as 5/3 Young, so there is no integer answer. The original form gave a sum of 48, which gives the integral solution Old = 30, Young = 18 Using 49, you get Old = 245/8 years (30.625) Young = 147/8 years (18.375)
Which continents is the old world made up of?
Asia,Africa,and Europe
What does an old head on young shoulders mean?
"An old head on young shoulders" refers to a person who is young but displays wisdom, maturity, or experience beyond their years. It suggests that the individual possesses qualities or insights typically associated with someone older or more experienced.
Is age 43 old?
It is not that old. But then it totally depends on one's perspective. If you feel that this age is old it is old for you. If you feel that it is young then it is young. So stay young stay happy.
Where Lewis and Clark old or young?
young
