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lbvjy [14]
3 years ago
12

The average distance across an ocean is 16,000 km.Two continents on either side of the ocean are con-verging at a rate of 10 cm/

year. How long will it take for them to collide?
Biology
1 answer:
solmaris [256]3 years ago
7 0
The average distance is 16,000 km
Converging rate is  10 cm/year
1 km = 100,000 cm
 = 16,000 × 100,000/10 cm/year
= 160,000,000 years
It will then take 160 Million years to collide.
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