Sheridan to Ask ScienceEnglish • edit-28 months agoIf life never emerged on Earth, would the continents still be more or less the same today? In other words, does life affect the formation and movement of continents significantly?message-square14arrow-up151arrow-down11
arrow-up150arrow-down1message-squareIf life never emerged on Earth, would the continents still be more or less the same today? In other words, does life affect the formation and movement of continents significantly?Sheridan to Ask ScienceEnglish • edit-28 months agomessage-square14
minus-squareJaylinkfedilinkEnglish1•8 months agoI’m no earth doctor, but wouldn’t it be the other way around? Continental drift would affect the lifeforms abilities to survive and adapt, and that in turn would affect the continents surface features, but not the drifting itself?
I’m no earth doctor, but wouldn’t it be the other way around? Continental drift would affect the lifeforms abilities to survive and adapt, and that in turn would affect the continents surface features, but not the drifting itself?