The plates have moved across Earth's surface for hundreds of millions of years. As the plates move, the continents on them move, too.
Explain the Big Band Theory.
13.8 billion years ago the universe appeared in a sudden big bang - under hot conditions, all the matter and energy that make up the universe spread out.
Which happened first, Continental Drift or the extinction of dinosaurs?
Continental Drift - 95 million years difference.
Describe Australia's location on the Tectonic Plates.
The entire continent of Australia is in the middle of a tectonic plate, with no part of it near a major tectonic plate boundary.
How many years between when plants started growing on Earth and animals first roamed the Earth?
70 million years.
What happened to Australia during the last Ice Age?
During the last Ice Age, sea levels dropped, and the lands of New Guinea and Australia were connected by a land bridge.
True or false: dinosaur fossils have only been found on a few continents.
False! Dinosaur fossils have been found on all seven continents.
How long ago were dinosaurs extinct?
Over 65 million years ago.
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