Continental drift

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Continental drift; How continental drift will carry out
Topic Started: Dec 12 2015, 11:10 AM (2,092 Views)
CaledonianWarrior96	Dec 12 2015, 11:10 AM Post #1
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CaledonianWarrior96	Apr 5 2016, 03:54 PM Post #31
An Awesome Reptile Posts: 2,383 Group: Members Member #1,642 Joined: Feb 22, 2015 Gender: Male Area of expertise: Future Evolution Nationality: Scottish (Not british) Favorite Quote: "Life's too short to take it seriously" - Me Also known as: SlothWarrior	Cheers Dorito. Also is there any way for continental drift to be speeded up by tectonic processes? I've been thinking out Antarctica's drift and began to wonder if there are processes that can speed up the rate of tectonic plates moving
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Zorcuspine	Apr 5 2016, 06:13 PM Post #32
Enjoying our azure blue world Posts: 3,693 Group: Global Mods Member #327 Joined: Jun 12, 2010 Gender: Male Nationality: USA Favorite Quote: "You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." Mahatma Gandhi	CaledonianWarrior96 Apr 5 2016, 03:54 PM Cheers Dorito. Also is there any way for continental drift to be speeded up by tectonic processes? I've been thinking out Antarctica's drift and began to wonder if there are processes that can speed up the rate of tectonic plates moving There has to be something, because I know India's collision with Asia happened far faster than it should have, but I don't know the reasons behind it.



El Dorito	Apr 5 2016, 08:47 PM Post #33
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Dragonthunders	Apr 5 2016, 09:22 PM Post #35
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CaledonianWarrior96	Apr 6 2016, 05:40 AM Post #36
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whachamacallit2	Apr 6 2016, 11:03 PM Post #37
Guy who yells at squirrels Posts: 1,783 Group: Members Member #718 Joined: Feb 20, 2012 Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: Multiracial American	Dragonthunders Apr 5 2016, 09:22 PM El Dorito Apr 5 2016, 08:47 PM The main driving force of plate tectonics is gravity in the form of subducting slabs of ocean crust. If you look at what was where India is now in the late Cretaceous before the collision, there was rapid subduction at the Tethys trench, which pulled India north as if it was on a massive conveyor belt. Mid ocean ridges are kind of a biproduct. It's probable that could happen the same with Australia and new zealand? In scenarios of continental drift like Amasia, this subcontinent is always presented as the first move into the north toward Northeast Asia, in a relatively short time, in less than 100 million years. From what I've seen, it seems that New Zealand is getting a subduction place on its eastward side, so it'll probably just go off on it's own. There's still a chance that it'll crash into some continent, but I think the chances may be a bit slim. In regards to Australia, there's a chance that it'll move northwestward at an increasing rate. Just to note, it's important to remember that continental plates are prone to cracking apart and joining together, so you can have a little more lee-way if you take enough time for your changes. Quote: Going back to what Dorito said about gravity, I read it might have also been due to the decreasing thickness of the Indian plate which caused it to move faster as thinner plates move faster While gravity definitely has most to do with tectonic movement, I do want to point out that convection currents also have quite a bit of say on where the plates go--still, the two processes are interconnected. Still, I believe you could have a sudden upwelling of magma along a divergent plate boundary that might cause the convection currents to change their pattern enough to make Antarctica move faster. This wouldn't be hugely significant however, so remember that even with a change in convection currents, the Antarctican continent wouldn't be able to move to the North pole in like a few million years or something. It just would mean that Antarctica might shift slightly more out of its current position.
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El Dorito	Apr 7 2016, 02:38 AM Post #38
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whachamacallit2	Apr 7 2016, 08:52 AM Post #39
Guy who yells at squirrels Posts: 1,783 Group: Members Member #718 Joined: Feb 20, 2012 Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: Multiracial American	I'm well aware of the supercontinental cycle, but I'm talking about smaller, more temporary splits. The continents are heading towards a supercontinental formation, but that won't stop continental regions from getting sheared off as the continents move together. That happens all the time, as I'm sure you're aware.
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Guy who yells at squirrels Posts: 1,783 Group: Members Member #718 Joined: Feb 20, 2012 Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: Multiracial American	Well, it's still rising, so I bet that New Zealand is just gonna become larger as time goes on. The subduction of the Pacific plate means a pretty serious continental arc is developing, so volcanoes are going to make Zealandia rise again
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El Dorito	Apr 8 2016, 02:18 AM Post #42
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whachamacallit2	Apr 8 2016, 09:01 AM Post #43
Guy who yells at squirrels Posts: 1,783 Group: Members Member #718 Joined: Feb 20, 2012 Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: Multiracial American	Huh, didn't know that. Thanks for setting me right there. I still assume that Zealandia is still going to rise again, though, since orogeny is just orogeny, no matter where it's building up.
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CaledonianWarrior96	Apr 8 2016, 09:34 AM Post #44
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Dragonthunders	Apr 9 2016, 11:12 AM Post #45
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