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The North American plate is both shrinking and growing.
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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.
Are the Cascade Mountains still growing today?
yes they are because the Pacific PLate is subducting under the North American 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 plates correspond to the midatlantic ridge?
it corresponds to the south american, african, north american, and eurasian plates
What fault is located between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate?
The fault between the North American plate and the Pacific plate is the San Andreas Fault.
Is The Pacific Ocean Shrinking If So How?
The pacific ocean is shrinking due to subduction zones on the boundaries of the North american and Eurasian sides of the pacific plate causing the pacific plate to be subducted. This is bringing north America and Asia closer, but shrinking the pacific in the process.
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.
Are the Cascade Mountains still growing today?
yes they are because the Pacific PLate is subducting under the North American Plate
What plate boundary is North America?
the north American plate is the plate that covers most of north America
What plate is most of the united state?
North american plate
Is the north American plate contental or oceanic?
the north American plate is in fact a continental plate.
Which plate is the southwestern part of California located?
On the North American 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.
Is the Grand Teton on the North American plate?
Yes. It is in Wyoming, which is in the North American Plate.
What plates correspond to the midatlantic ridge?
it corresponds to the south american, african, north american, and eurasian plates
On which plate is the US?
The North American Plate.
What plate is the US on?
North American Plate
