I've been told that the continents are moving 3-4 inches closer to each other each year. When and will they ever reunite into one.
2007-11-01 16:31:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Pangaea Ultima is a possible future supercontinent configuration may occur within the next 250 million years. According to the Pangaea Ultima hypothesis, the Atlantic and Indian Oceans will continue to widen until new subduction zones bring the continents back together, forming a Future Pangea. Further information at link below. Very interesting!
2007-11-01 16:48:18 · answer #1 · answered by LadyRed03 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
250,000,000 years in the future.
"The next Pangea, "Pangea Ultima" will form as a result of the subduction of the ocean floor of the North and South Atlantic beneath eastern North America and South America. This supercontinent will have a small ocean basin trapped at its center."
The second link below leads to an animation of the collision of the continents.
2007-11-01 18:07:42 · answer #2 · answered by JennyWren 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The creation of nature is somewhat following a direction towards freeing. (Seeking towards equilibrium (free) ).
Observation and Analysis:
Big-bang of a single (lumped??) body undergoes a continuous process to disperse particles in the universe until each particle will be free.
Similar to Pangea, broken into pieces.
Consider the state of the molecules of an ice cube at room temp, this changes into the liquid state (melts into water), and water into vapor.
Compare the molecular forces between an ice and a vapor. I think think the molecules in the vapor state has the least molecular forces. In my analysis it is in conformity of seeking the least constrained force situation which is towards equilibrium.
So in your question, I think the disintegrated continents will not form again into a single form .
2007-11-01 17:00:34 · answer #3 · answered by rene c 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Honestly, I think it's more of an IF than a WHEN. It seems more likely that something will occur (either by natural forces or human) that will 'break' the land, destroy it in some way and wreck havoc on the forces of nature.
2007-11-01 17:07:51 · answer #4 · answered by Armelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I seriously doubt we will ever see Pangea again. I read that the poles were actually drifting farther apart.
2007-11-01 16:33:50 · answer #5 · answered by primalclaws1974 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yeah, but earth might not be around that long.
2007-11-01 16:38:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
nextyesterday
2007-11-01 16:33:16 · answer #7 · answered by Mushaw! 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋