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How long will it take the pacific plate to move 1 km?
3.4 cm per year
Do hot spots move along with the pacific plate?
yes
How much does the Pacific plate move each year?
The pacific plate is moving in a northwesternly direction
How can something as massive as the pacific plate move?
I don't know but it is convection
How can something as massive as Pacific plate move?
I don't know but it is convection
Why are there earthquakes in the region of pacific plate and north America plan despite the absence of volcanoes?
The Pacific plate is sliding past the North American plate.Both move in same direction, but the Pacific plate is moving faster.The result is earthquakes now and then-but no volcanoes.
What happens as thermal energy is transfered from the core to the mantle?
how can something as massive as the pacific plate move
What happens as the thermal energy is transferred from the core to the mantle?
how can something as massive as the pacific plate move
How many years would the plate under the Pacific ocean take to move 36 inches?
The Pacific Plate moves at an average rate of about 2.75 inches per year. Therefore, to move 36 inches, it would take approximately 13 years.
What move through the earth's crust and mantle in a snakelike fashion?
- The Plates of the Earth (Answer)Example:Take the Pacific Plate and the North American plate. Grab them and collide themtogether, which causes earthquakes, tsunamis and other types of natural disasters. The North American Plate comes under the Pacific Plate into the deeper mantle.
How have scientists figured out that the pacific plate is moving at about nine centimeters per year?
All of the tectonic plates move, but they move at different speeds depending on which plates are involved. The Pacific plate moves slightly more than four centimeters annually.
How far did the plates move on March 11 2011 that caused the earthquake and tsunami in Japan?
During the Tohoku earthquake on March 11, 2011, the Pacific Plate slid beneath the North American Plate by about 15-20 meters along a 400-kilometer fault line. This movement caused the seafloor to uplift and triggered the devastating tsunami.
