Press "Enter" to skip to content

Continental Drift 101 | National Geographic


talk about the ultimate breakup Europe

talk about the ultimate breakup Europe and Africa have been splitting apart

and Africa have been splitting apart

and Africa have been splitting apart from the American continents for

from the American continents for

from the American continents for millions of years at a rate of

millions of years at a rate of

millions of years at a rate of approximately 2.5 centimeters per year

approximately 2.5 centimeters per year

approximately 2.5 centimeters per year the continents are moving about as fast

the continents are moving about as fast

the continents are moving about as fast as our fingernails grow and as they

as our fingernails grow and as they

as our fingernails grow and as they continue to split the rift between them

continue to split the rift between them

continue to split the rift between them otherwise known as the Atlantic Ocean

otherwise known as the Atlantic Ocean

otherwise known as the Atlantic Ocean will get even wider and all this drama

will get even wider and all this drama

will get even wider and all this drama is leaving behind a major scar an

is leaving behind a major scar an

is leaving behind a major scar an underwater valley called the

underwater valley called the

underwater valley called the mid-atlantic ridge which tears more and

mid-atlantic ridge which tears more and

mid-atlantic ridge which tears more and more as the continents slowly move apart

more as the continents slowly move apart

more as the continents slowly move apart looking back on the Continental

looking back on the Continental

looking back on the Continental relationship puts us a mere 300 million

relationship puts us a mere 300 million

relationship puts us a mere 300 million years ago when Africa Europe the

years ago when Africa Europe the

years ago when Africa Europe the Americas and all the other continents

Americas and all the other continents

Americas and all the other continents from one big landmass the famous

from one big landmass the famous

from one big landmass the famous supercontinent Pangea

supercontinent Pangea

supercontinent Pangea due to the constant churning of magma

due to the constant churning of magma

due to the constant churning of magma underneath the Earth’s crust they all

underneath the Earth’s crust they all

underneath the Earth’s crust they all split up and move to their modern-day

split up and move to their modern-day

split up and move to their modern-day positions but it’s destiny in the form

positions but it’s destiny in the form

positions but it’s destiny in the form of magma and tectonic plates has

of magma and tectonic plates has

of magma and tectonic plates has anything to say about it the continents

anything to say about it the continents

anything to say about it the continents might have a chance of getting back

might have a chance of getting back

might have a chance of getting back together but how will these stubborn

together but how will these stubborn

together but how will these stubborn continents kiss and make up

continents kiss and make up

continents kiss and make up scientists believe the plates will shift

scientists believe the plates will shift

scientists believe the plates will shift causing the continents to rearrange and

causing the continents to rearrange and

causing the continents to rearrange and get sacked together but in true tectonic

get sacked together but in true tectonic

get sacked together but in true tectonic plate style it’ll take about 250 million

plate style it’ll take about 250 million

plate style it’ll take about 250 million years our planet has a violent soul

years our planet has a violent soul

years our planet has a violent soul majestic and often destructive volcanic

majestic and often destructive volcanic

majestic and often destructive volcanic explosions rattle our collective

explosions rattle our collective

explosions rattle our collective imagination

”

Be First to Comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *