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What is the plate that contain the most hot spots?
Probably the pacific Plate. The permanent hot spots are revealed by chains of volcanic islands. The chain itself reveals the direction the plate is moving.
The rate of speed in which the Pacific and Philippine plate are moving?
The Pacific plate is moving at a rate of speed of 8.10 cm per year. The Philippine plate is moving at a rate of speed of 6.35 cm per year.
Describe the relative motion between the north American plate and the pacific plate?
The Pacific Plate is currently being subducted under the North American Plate. Subduction zones are when one plate is being forced under another at a convergent boundary (where two plates collide). When the Pacific Plate is being subducted under the North American Plate, the crust of the Pacific Plate melts, and creates volcanoes along the edge of the North American Plate. So, the relative motion of the two plates is that they are converging, or moving together.This same process is happening at the South American and Nazca Plates.
What is the direction of the plate and how does this compare to the trend in direction of the island chain?
The pacific plate moves towards the northwest. the plate moves the older volcanoes with it and so the hot spot produces new volcanoes.
Which plate is subducting beneath South American plate?
Nazca
What direction does the pacific plate moving?
eastward
In which direction is the indo-australian plate moving?
The Indo-Australian plate moves Northeast as the Pacific Plate moves around it in a Northwest direction as if rotating.
How much does the Pacific plate move each year?
The pacific plate is moving in a northwesternly direction
What direction is the pacific plate moving relative to the north American plate?
north-northwest
What direction is the afrian plate moving?
It is moving to the west. As is the north American plate which will make the Atlantic Ocean bigger and the Pacific ocean smaller.
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 plate is moving the fastest?
The Pacific and Cocos plate.
What is the plate that contain the most hot spots?
Probably the pacific Plate. The permanent hot spots are revealed by chains of volcanic islands. The chain itself reveals the direction the plate is moving.
What is the fastest moving tectonic plate?
The Pacific and Cocos plate.
What direction is the Caribbean plate moving?
northwest they are moving
What direction is the Cocos Plate moving?
Cocos Plate is moving towards the north-east.
What direction is cocos plate moving?
Cocos Plate is moving towards the north-east.
