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The rate of speed in which the Pacific and Philippine plate are moving?
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The Pacific plate is moving at a rate of speed of 8.10 cm per year. The Philippine plate is moving at a rate of speed of 6.35 cm per year.
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In California the pacific plate slides past the North American plate. If the pacific plate is moving at a speed of 5 centimeters per year how long will it take for the plate to travel 100 meters?
There are 100 centimeters in a meter. Thus 100 meters is 10000 centimeters 10000 divided by 5 centimeters per year = Two Thousand Years
How long will it take for California to collide with Alaska?
California and Alaska share the North American plate. But a bit of California, that is, a slice of it cut into the state near San Francisco and going south to the Gulf of Mexico, is on the Pacific plate. That bit of what is currently the California coastline, including the islands offshore in what is now Southern California are headed toward Alaska. It might be more accurate to say that the North American plate is moving south. Whether that bit of California will still be above the surface when they get there, we don't know. But there's a catch. (There's always a catch.) The Pacific plate is moving under the North American plate. What this means is that as those little bits of California move north (or the North American plate is moving south), they are also moving east and under the North American plate. That's because there is a big split down the middle of the Pacific plate (called the Pacific rift zone) that is pushing some of the Pacific plate east. There is a subduction zone which is offshore and runs along the western U.S. from northern California up past Oregon, Washington and along a bit of British Columbia. The end result is that there may not be any bits of California left above water by the time that portion of the Pacific plate reaches the Alaska area. But let's do the math (which is all we can do since we don't have a crystal ball). The plates are moving at a relative speed of about 5 centimeters per year (5cm/yr), so let's assume it stays constant. There are some 1200 kilometers (1200 km) between California where the fault comes ashore and the souther tip of Alaska (ball park figure). In case you don't have a calculator handy or can work it in your head, it's gonna take about 24 million years for California to get to Alaska, give or take a few. You just gotta wonder what the earth is gonna look like that long from now! If you look below, there is a smokin' link (SciLink) to a post that has lots of killer information and super illustrations. You read that and you'll become an expert in plate tectonics overnight! Go read it. Dare ya!
What does a flat line on a speed vs time graph mean?
it means the object is moving at a constant speed
How far does north America move from Europe each year?
West to East in the Northern Hemisphere and East to West in the Southern Hemisphere
Moving at 5 times speed of sound?
An object moving at least five times the speed of sound is moving at hypersonic speed. Hypersonic speed is a speed greater than Mach 5. Aircrafts that can attain this speed are the X-15 rocket planes and Shuttle orbiter.
What speed is the pacific plate moving?
centi meters every 1000,000 years
What is the typical speed of moving plate?
The typical speed of a moving plate is about 21mm a year.
In California the pacific plate slides past the North American plate. If the pacific plate is moving at a speed of 5 centimeters per year how long will it take for the plate to travel 100 meters?
There are 100 centimeters in a meter. Thus 100 meters is 10000 centimeters 10000 divided by 5 centimeters per year = Two Thousand Years
What happens when the Pacific and North American plates meet?
The collision happened during the Jurassic Period and created the Himalayan Mountain Range.
What is the average speed of the pacific plate during the formation of the Hawaiian islands?
8.8 cm/yr
Which way are North and south America moving towards?
So the direction and speed of plate motion is measured with the assumption that the Africa plate is stationary. Using this standard North and South America is moving west away from Africa.
A plate is moving at 5mm in 100 days what is the speed in mm day?
If a plate moves at a speed of 5mm per 100 days, that is the same speed as 0.5mm per 10 days, which is the same as 0.05mm per 1 day. So 5mm per 100 days is the same speed as 0.05mm per 1 day.
How are hot spots used to determine the speed of the plate movement?
hot spots are stationary and the plate move over it. this leaves a chain of volcanoes as the plates are moving. the volcanoes get younger as you approach the active hot spot. date the islands and you will know the speed of the plates
How long will it take for California to collide with Alaska?
California and Alaska share the North American plate. But a bit of California, that is, a slice of it cut into the state near San Francisco and going south to the Gulf of Mexico, is on the Pacific plate. That bit of what is currently the California coastline, including the islands offshore in what is now Southern California are headed toward Alaska. It might be more accurate to say that the North American plate is moving south. Whether that bit of California will still be above the surface when they get there, we don't know. But there's a catch. (There's always a catch.) The Pacific plate is moving under the North American plate. What this means is that as those little bits of California move north (or the North American plate is moving south), they are also moving east and under the North American plate. That's because there is a big split down the middle of the Pacific plate (called the Pacific rift zone) that is pushing some of the Pacific plate east. There is a subduction zone which is offshore and runs along the western U.S. from northern California up past Oregon, Washington and along a bit of British Columbia. The end result is that there may not be any bits of California left above water by the time that portion of the Pacific plate reaches the Alaska area. But let's do the math (which is all we can do since we don't have a crystal ball). The plates are moving at a relative speed of about 5 centimeters per year (5cm/yr), so let's assume it stays constant. There are some 1200 kilometers (1200 km) between California where the fault comes ashore and the souther tip of Alaska (ball park figure). In case you don't have a calculator handy or can work it in your head, it's gonna take about 24 million years for California to get to Alaska, give or take a few. You just gotta wonder what the earth is gonna look like that long from now! If you look below, there is a smokin' link (SciLink) to a post that has lots of killer information and super illustrations. You read that and you'll become an expert in plate tectonics overnight! Go read it. Dare ya!
Can you use average speed to calculate the speed of an object that is moving at a constant speed?
Yes. If an object is moving at a constant speed the average speed and the constant speed are the same.
If an object accelerates in the same direction in which it is moving how is its speed affected?
The speed of the object will increase.
What is the difference between moving at a constant speed and not moving at all?
None, as "not moving at all" is just moving at a constant speed of zero. Special relativity shows that there is nothing unique or different about zero speed. It is just a value of constant speed.
