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13 October, 01:30

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?

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  1. 13 October, 03:55
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    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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