Are the continents of The Earth slowly breaking apart and drifting away from each other ?

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Are the continents of The Earth slowly breaking apart and drifting away from each other ?

Especially the west coast !

Serious answers only.

Thank You

2007-01-08 10:49:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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America is drifting away from Europe.
The Atlantic is getting wider.

They can't all drift away from each other, because the Earth is a sphere. Some are getting closer.

2007-01-08 11:01:28 · answer #1 · answered by PragmaticAlien 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋

The rotating earth is like a gyro and the parts are trying to move to better balance the earth.

2007-01-08 19:05:08 · answer #2 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Pragmatic and Johnnie B have it NAILED. I concur. I would say the same answer, especially agree with Pragmatic.

2007-01-09 00:07:59 · answer #3 · answered by intrepid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋