At this rate, how long would it take for two continents 3500 kilometers apart to collide?

Given:

3,500 kilometers

Find:

Years for two continents to collide = ?

Solution:

We know that typical motions of one plate relative to another are 1 centimeter per year.

So first, we convert 3,500 km to cm.

The solution would be like this for this specific problem:

1 km = 100,000 cm

3,500 km x 100,000 = 350,000,000 cm

Since we know that 1 cm = 1 year, then that means 350,000,000 cm is equivalent to 350,000,000 years.

Therefore, it would take 350 million years for two continents that are 3500 kilometers apart to collide.

To add, a phenomenon of the plate tectonics of Earth that occurs at convergent boundaries is called the continental collision.

28. evolution

29. environment, survive, offspring  

explanation:

answer;

d. are made mostly of liquid

explanation;

-the general   composition and structure planets includes; they have a thick gas and liquid layer covering a small,solid core. mostly the gases are hydrogen and helium atmosphere and layers of liquid hydrogen. for instance neptune and uranus are examples of the outer planets, they have a core covered by ice and ammonia.

-neptune's atmosphere is hydrogen and helium with a bit of methane so there is no oxygen to breath and the interior is made up of frozen water and ammonia with a rock and iron core. thus, there is no liquid water or solid surface to survive.