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they move because its due to the magma and they move to form things etc.....
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Do lithospheric plates move quickly or slowly?
The plates move slowly. Three centimeters a year.
Why do mountains move?
Mountains move by the plates under the earth moving. When plates move, often tsunamis and earthquakes happen. Mountains move 1 cm per year when the plates move!
What are tectionic plates?
the plates move over time . they move 10cm (4in) a year however over millions of years they move thousands of kilometers . this is plates tections
How long do it take plates to move in 1 year?
they move about 2 cm per year
What two crusts do plate tectonics have?
Plate tectonics deals with the movements of earth's plates. The two types of plates are continental plates, which move at 2 cm a year, and ocean/oceanic plates which move at 10 cm a year.
Why does earth plates move?
Some plates move at a rate of several centimeters each year. Other move only a millimeters per day.
How often do lithospheric plates move?
They constantly move. EDIT: Lithospheric plates move only about a few centimeters a year. Hope this helps! ~SLL
Do lithospheric plates move often?
They constantly move. EDIT: Lithospheric plates move only about a few centimeters a year. Hope this helps! ~SLL
How fast do the plates move in the relation to each other year?
The earth's plates move slowly because how big the earthquake is he bigger the amount the plates will move and the slower the earthquake is the less it moves.
How much do plates move in a year?
The earth's plates move slowly because how big the earthquake is he bigger the amount the plates will move and the slower the earthquake is the less it moves.
Plates move at rates ranging from 1 cm to 12 cm per?
The plates move at rates 1cm-12cm per Year.
Are the plates moving kilometers a year or centimeters a year?
They move at centimeters per year.
