The continents where all one in what is called Pangia, Why did India head north and Australia to the East?

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The continents where all one in what is called Pangia, Why did India head north and Australia to the East?

India has rammed into the european continent. Why did australia break of and go east instead?

2007-12-06 05:27:21 · 3 answers · asked by mixmaster2 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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TAKE A LOOK AT A MAP OF EARTHS PLATES WITH EMPHASIS ON SUBDUCTION ZONES AND THEIR OPPOSITES.http://www.google.com/search?q=MAP+TECTONIC+PLATES&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

2007-12-06 06:52:10 · answer #1 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Convection in the mantle drives plate movements.

2007-12-06 06:31:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Becuase they were not on speaking terms and had had a fight so they were not friends no more....HOW DID YOU NOT
KNOW ABOUT THAT...THAT IS SO PRESCHOOL

2007-12-06 05:33:20 · answer #3 · answered by grinderguy44 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋