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How fast are Africa and South America moving apart from each other?
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It was because of fossils that scientist found.
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Why is south America and Africa moving apart?
Continential drift. The world used to be one big supercontinent - Pangea. It cracked up and started drifting apart..if you try to put South America & Africa together, it fits just like a jigzaw puzzle..so do a lot of other continents into other landmasses.
How far apart are South America and Africa?
Technically west, but the quickest way would be to head south-to-southwest, crossing over into a general north-to-northeast. Basically, you shoot straight going over Antarctica, near the south pole.
Is Africa part of South America?
If you look at a map of the world you can see that South America and Africa used to be joined. People have discovered that the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa have the same rock type. Also there was animals that lived in South America and in Africa, people were wondering how they could of got to Africa from America without flying or swimming, they must of been able to walk across from the two countries. The Continental Drift from the plates drifted the two countries apart and that causes the world to be as it is now. When the world first begun, all the countries were joint together so you could of walked from Scotland to France, but the Continental Drift drifted all the countries apart.
How does south Africa and south America fit together?
before the earth looked like it does today the earth was called Pangaea. every continent was fit together like a puzzle piece. lava pulled weak pieces of land which happened to be south and north America and Australia apart and the Americas went west and Australia went south east
Is West coast of Africa and east coast of South are getting close together?
When all the continents were united as Pangea, the West coast of Africa was attached to the East coast of South America, and they are now far apart. So no, they are getting farther away.
What is the average rate at which South America and Africa have moved apart?
Why is South America and Africa moveded apart?
What is separating plates?
The separating plates literally means, when the plates such as Africa, Europe North America, South America etc. start moving away or apart after millions of years.
What is continential drift?
Continental Drift is an old style name for Plate tectonic movement. The major continents of the world appear to drift about. It is thir underlying plate that is moving. The classic example is Africa and South America. They appear to fit together like pieces of a jig-saw, but they have drifted apart to form the Atlantic Ocean. The underlying tectonic plates of Africa and South America are actually moving. Africa northwards into Europe and South America westwards into the Pacific Ocean.
Why is south America and Africa moving apart?
Continential drift. The world used to be one big supercontinent - Pangea. It cracked up and started drifting apart..if you try to put South America & Africa together, it fits just like a jigzaw puzzle..so do a lot of other continents into other landmasses.
Why do south america and africa seem to fit together?
South America and Africa look like they fit together because they once did. Long ago the Atlantic Ocean formed as the two continental plates drifted apart.
What could have possibly made South America and Africa split apart?
its a movement of land called "continental drift" where land slowly moves apart
Did Africa and South America ever join together?
Yes back in the Permian Period Africa and South America were connected. The Continental Drift broke them apart. There is proof not only in geographic maps but also in fossils such as the Mesoaurus.
What is the continent that fits with Africa?
South America fits alongside Africa. If you look at a map and see the west coast of Africa and the east coast of South America, you can see they are like jigsaw pieces to each other, as at one time they were together, before splitting and drifting apart.
How did you find out about continenle drift?
Compare a map of South America against Africa. The two fit, so have drifted apart
How has seafloor spreading affected the continents?
it has moved Africa and North America farther apart
How far apart are South America and Africa?
Technically west, but the quickest way would be to head south-to-southwest, crossing over into a general north-to-northeast. Basically, you shoot straight going over Antarctica, near the south pole.
Is Africa part of South America?
If you look at a map of the world you can see that South America and Africa used to be joined. People have discovered that the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa have the same rock type. Also there was animals that lived in South America and in Africa, people were wondering how they could of got to Africa from America without flying or swimming, they must of been able to walk across from the two countries. The Continental Drift from the plates drifted the two countries apart and that causes the world to be as it is now. When the world first begun, all the countries were joint together so you could of walked from Scotland to France, but the Continental Drift drifted all the countries apart.
