2006-12-13 08:32:28 · 6 answers · asked by Loreal 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The movement is relative to your point of reference. Both the Eurasian and North American plates are moving away from the mid-Atlantic rift zone at about 2 cm per year. However, Iceland, which most folks consider part of Europe, lies astride the mid-Atlantic rift and it's western part is not moving away from North America because it is located on the North American plate. Therefore the answer is either zero or about 2 cm.
2006-12-13 09:52:51 · answer #1 · answered by Turbidite 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The continents are moving apart at about the same rate that your fingernails grow, a few cm per year.
2006-12-13 09:16:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.5 Cm Per Year. Believe Me
2015-04-14 13:12:16 · answer #3 · answered by Ashley 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 1 inch
2006-12-13 08:37:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
socially speaking or scientifically?
2006-12-13 08:37:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a cm or so?
2006-12-13 08:35:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋