Acid reflux: Normally, stomach acids remain in the stomach where the lining is well protected from damage by cels that produce mucin. The esophagus has less protection than the stomach and if acids leave the stomach frequently, the esophagus can be damaged. Acid exposure to damagesd tissues can cause pain (heart burn). Even though this sounds like reflux, a docctor's evaluation is suggested to confirm this. ...Read more.
This means that the floor of the Atlantic Ocean basin has a big 'rip' in the middle where magma is spewing out and forming new oceanic crust and thus forcing Africa and South America away from each other.This has been happening since the Jurassic period, some 200 million years ago!Source(s): geology degree.ell, one side of each continent (the atlantic ocean side) is moving away from the other continent, but since the earth is round, this means that the other sides must be moving toward each other, unless the world is growing, and it doesn,t appear to be, so..... busterwasmycat Â· 5 years ago.
According to this concept, new sea floor rock (basalt) is added to the edges of the North American, South American, Eurasian, and African plates. The result of the addition of new sea floor rock at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) is that the Atlantic Ocean between these sets of continents is widening.North and South America move farther away from Eurasia and Africa each year.ccording to this concept, new sea floor rock (basalt) is added to the edges of the North American, South American, Eurasian, and African plates. The result of the addition of new sea floor rock at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) is that the Atlantic Ocean between these sets of continents is widening.