By using new technologies such as GPS, movements of up to 2-11 cm a year have been recorded between continents. The Atlantic Ocean at the mid-ocean ridge is currently opening up at a rate of 2 cm a year. Calculate how long it will take to create 2 meters (roughly 6ft)? (Metric system review

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By using new technologies such as GPS, movements of up to 2-11 cm a year have been recorded between continents. The Atlantic Ocean at the mid-ocean ridge is currently opening up at a rate of 2 cm a year. Calculate how long it will take to create 2 meters (roughly 6ft)? (Metric system review
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