Approximately How Fast Is Continental Drift Moving the Continents Apart

question 11

Multiple Choice

Approximately how fast is continental drift moving the continents apart with respect to each other?

• A)Cm per day
• B)Cm per year
• C)Cm per century
• D)Cm per million years

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Definitions:

Deformed Objects

Items that have been altered from their original shape or structure through pressure or stress.

Thrust Fault

A type of reverse fault where the fault plane angle is low, causing older rock layers to move over younger ones.

Anticline

A type of fold in sedimentary layers that resembles an arch, with the oldest layers at the core of the fold.

Syncline

A fold in rock layers where the youngest layers are closer to the center of the structure, typically appearing as a trough.