Life in the Universe (4th Edition)
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Chapter 4, Problem 57IF
Plate Tectonics. Typical motions of one plate relative to another are 2 centimeters per year. At this rate, how long would it take for two continents 3000 kilometers apart to collide? What are the global consequences of motions like this?
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