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According to the Theory of Continental Drift, South America and Africa once formed part of a single larger continent called Pangaea that eventually broke apart. Today, the average distance between matching shorelines of South America and Africa is about 8000 km. Measurements indicate that the continents are drifting apart at a speed of about 4.0 cm/year. a. According to these measurements, how long ago did these continents separate? b. What assumptions did you make in order to answer (a)?​

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According to the Theory of Continental Drift, we can predict that:

  • a. These continents separate for an average of 200000000 years
  • b. The assumption made is that the current distance is 8000 km which is 800000000 cm.

Meaning of Continental Drift

Continental Drift can be defined as a hypothesis that was put forth, that the Earth's continents have moved over  time relative to each other and as the time goes its keeps on moving, increasing the distance between them.

Continental Drift makes the continents look like they have drifted across the ocean.

In conclusion, Our predictions are stated above.

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