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Sheridan@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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If 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?

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If 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?

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    The atmosphere sure changed a lot because of life, which might have had its effects on incoming solar radiation? Which might have changed the temperatures of some ocean currents/continental plates? I don’t think it would differ significantly

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      Nevermind, a paper looking into if sediments might act as “lubricant” for subducting plates!

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