How fast does a continent move each year

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Payten Howe

30 June, 13:23

How fast does a continent move each year

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Figueroa · Answer 1

The moving of continents is called continental drift. The average speed of the movement of these continents are 2.5 inches per year. Examples would be t he North American and Eurasian tectonic plates which are separated by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The two continents are moving away from each other at the rate of about 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) per year.