Sentences with phrase «shift over hundreds of millions of years»

These plates shift over hundreds of millions of years, striking different continental configurations along the way.

Not exact matches

A new study in the April 22 edition of Science reveals that volcanic activity associated with the plate - tectonic movement of continents may be responsible for climatic shifts from hot to cold over tens and hundreds of millions of years throughout much of Earth's history.

Over very long time periods (hundreds of millions of years), a tectonic uplift can significantly alter their major elements, such as the jet stream, and plate tectonics may shift ocean currents.