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Is it true that along the mid ocean ridge the North American plate and the Eurasian plate are moving together at a very slow rate?
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How fast are the North American and Eurasian plates moving apart?
The spreading rate at the Mid Atlantic Ridge (the divergent boundary that separates the North American and Eurasian plates) is approximately 2.5 cm/yr.
Is Iceland on 2 boundary plates?
Iceland straddles the mid Atlantic ridge, the place where the Eurasian plate is moving away form the north American plate.Iceland is located on the boundry between two plates.Half the country is on the North American Plate and half on the Eurasian Plate.
What plates correspond to the midatlantic ridge?
it corresponds to the south american, african, north american, and eurasian plates
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge separates the Eurasian Plate from what other plate?
It separates the Eurasian Plate and North American Plate in the North Atlantic, and the African Plate from the South American Plate in the South Atlantic.
What Mid-Atlantic Ridge separates the Eurasian Plate from what other plate?
It separates the Eurasian Plate and North American Platenorth american
How fast are the North American and Eurasian plates moving apart?
The spreading rate at the Mid Atlantic Ridge (the divergent boundary that separates the North American and Eurasian plates) is approximately 2.5 cm/yr.
Which tectonic plate is moving away from the North American Plate?
The Eurasian Plate & The African Plate.
Is Iceland on 2 boundary plates?
Iceland straddles the mid Atlantic ridge, the place where the Eurasian plate is moving away form the north American plate.Iceland is located on the boundry between two plates.Half the country is on the North American Plate and half on the Eurasian Plate.
Are the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate moving apart at a very slow rate?
Yes. The seafloor is spreading out from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The North American Plate is moving slowly SW from the boundary.
Give an example of a divergent plate boundary.?
The North American-Eurasian Plate boundary.
What plates correspond to the midatlantic ridge?
it corresponds to the south american, african, north american, and eurasian plates
Russia is located on what crustal plate?
eurasian plate
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge separates the Eurasian Plate from what other plate?
It separates the Eurasian Plate and North American Plate in the North Atlantic, and the African Plate from the South American Plate in the South Atlantic.
What Mid-Atlantic Ridge separates the Eurasian Plate from what other plate?
It separates the Eurasian Plate and North American Platenorth american
What country in the north Atlantic was formed by two tectonic plates moving apart?
Iceland. It was formed by the divergent boundary between the North American and Eurasian plates.
Is the Pacific Ocean expanding?
No, it is actually shrinking. The Atlantic Ocean is expanding, because the North American plate and the Eurasian plate are moving away from each other.
What plate is Iceland on?
North American Plate and Eurasian Plate.
