Due to plate tectonics still moving, it causes the Earth's oceans and continents to continue moving.
The movement of Earth's plates and continents can cause changes in sea level, ocean currents, and the distribution of marine life. It can also affect the shape of ocean basins and the location of coastlines.
Continents and oceans are found on Earth's crust, which is the outermost layer of the Earth. The continents are made up of thicker continental crust, while the oceans are located on thinner oceanic crust.
Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and continents began to form around 4.6 billion years ago during the planet's early stages of formation. The atmosphere likely evolved from gases released during volcanic activity, while the oceans formed from water vapor that condensed as the Earth cooled. The continents began to form through the process of plate tectonics, with land masses emerging and colliding over millions of years.
Roughly 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water, with oceans making up the majority of this coverage. The remaining 29% consists of landmasses, including continents and islands.
Yes, the large landmasses in the Earth's oceans are known as continents. Examples of continents include North America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
the earth can be organized into 4 oceans, 7 seas, and 7 continents
precambrian era
size of island ,continents, and body of water.
Earths crust extend deeper below the continents than below the oceans basins (or at least this is what I think).
One third is surface and the rest is the sea.
The Earth's surface has changed significantly over time due to processes such as plate tectonics, erosion, and volcanic activity. Continents have shifted positions, mountains have formed and eroded, and oceans have expanded and contracted. These changes have been ongoing for billions of years and continue to shape the Earth's surface today.
7 continents and 5 oceans = 12
continents
Along with ocean's forming is that the land mass was all those continents were connected at one time it was Pangaea.With time the Continents continued to separate.Today we know that the Continents are still moving apart from one another. We know that they move one or 10 centimeters every year. Since it moves some ocean's get bigger, but some Oceans as the Pacific Ocean gets smaller. With that i think all the continents will continue to move apart. They think that the oceans will rise, that can cause flooding and, because of the separating of the landmass there will also be earthquakes.
Along with ocean's forming is that the land mass was all those continents were connected at one time it was Pangaea.With time the Continents continued to separate.Today we know that the Continents are still moving apart from one another. We know that they move one or 10 centimeters every year. Since it moves some ocean's get bigger, but some Oceans as the Pacific Ocean gets smaller. With that i think all the continents will continue to move apart. They think that the oceans will rise, that can cause flooding and, because of the separating of the landmass there will also be earthquakes.
The movement of Earth's plates and continents can cause changes in sea level, ocean currents, and the distribution of marine life. It can also affect the shape of ocean basins and the location of coastlines.
Oceans are made out of sea water, and continents are made out of land; dirt and rocks. Oceans are liquids, continents are solids.