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Plate tectonics describes the motions of the 15 to 20 large rigid and brittle tectonicplates into ... It does a good job at explaining the distribution of most of Earth's earthquakes, mountains and other geological features, and a ... The North Americanplate is moving to the west-southwest at about 2.3 cm (~1 inch) per year
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How fast do plates move relative to each other?
The plates move relative to each other in varying speeds. The Pacific plate moves against the North American plate at 5 cm/yr. The Arctic Ridge has the slowest rate at less than 2.5 cm/yr., while the East Pacific Rise has the fastest rate at more than 15 cm/yr.
Are the plates moving faster?
over millions of years the plates have moved some what fast
Why are people unable to see the earth's plates move?
i think it because of how fast the earthquake moves so people do not have time to go and watch the plates move!
Approximately how fast do the convection currents in the mantle move the plates above them?
Inches Per Year :-)
How fast is the north America plate moving?
The North American plate is moving very slowly, only about one inch per year. Other tectonic plates are moving much faster; up to eight or nine inches per year.
How fast do the plates move in relation to each other each 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 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 fast do the plates move to relation to each other?
This varies from plate to plate. Some move at about the speed your fingernails grow, some much faster.
About how fast do the plates move in relation to each others each 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 fast do plates slide past each other in an earthquake?
4 seconds
How far do plates shift each year?
plates move around the speed of how fast your nails grow
The Nazca and Pacific Plates are separating faster than any other places on Earth How fast are they moving apart each year?
About 15 cm.
What caused the 2010 Haiti earthquake?
I would say that two of the plates were sliding past each other, got stuck, and slipped past each other so fast that it caused pressure rising to the surface, and caused an earthquake.
Why can't two capacitor plates be far away from each other if it's really just the battery creating the potential difference between the plates?
Capacitance is directly proportional to the area of the plates divided by the distance between the two plates. The farther away the plates are the lower capacitance will be. A capacitor stores energy in the electric field between the two plates. If those plates are very far apart, the field gets crappy real fast.
How fast do plates move in an earthquake?
pretty fast
How fast do plates move relative to each other?
The plates move relative to each other in varying speeds. The Pacific plate moves against the North American plate at 5 cm/yr. The Arctic Ridge has the slowest rate at less than 2.5 cm/yr., while the East Pacific Rise has the fastest rate at more than 15 cm/yr.
Lithosphere plates move slow or fast?
lithosperic plates move fast why do you think we cant see it happining?
