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What direction is the pacific plate moving relative to the north American plate?
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∙ 11y ago
north-northwest
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What is the direction of the North American plate moving?
Mostly west.
What direction is the South American plate moving?
west
Which plate is the North American plate moving towards?
. LIKE A BOSS! no it is going west retards.UTCHTRHYR DUSH.The real info is that it it moving eats \ See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Platehehe! It is also believed to be moving in a North Northwesterly direction as evidenced by the Emperor Sea mount chain
What Are Two Plates Moving Past Each Other?
North American Plate and the Pacific Plate
Which state experiences earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault?
California experiences these earthquakes for the mostpart. Cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco are located along the San Andreas fault line. This marks the plate margin between the Pacific plate and the North American Plate. These two plates are moving the same direction but the Pacific plate is moving at 6cm a year while the North American plate is moving at 1cm a year. This causes the plates to lock together, resulting in an eventual slip and an earthquake. Earthquakes are a daily occurrence here and are not always powerful.
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.
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 direction does the pacific plate moving?
eastward
What direction the pacific plate is moving?
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What s relative motion?
You are sitting in a moving train. It appears to you as if the trees outside are moving in the opposite direction. This is what we call relative motion. Sun seems moving from east to west daily. But it is only relative to us as we on the earth are moving from west to east.
In which direction are nearly all galaxies moving relative to earth?
they are moving in all directions away, toward, sideways relative to EarthNearly all galaxies are moving away from the Earth. This is because the universe is expanding.
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 do you think will give a greater damage a car hitting another moving car or car car hitting a steady car?
The amount of damage relates to the relative motion of the two cars. So, if the cars are moving in opposite directions when they collide, the relative motion and the resulting damage is greater; if they are moving in the same direction, then the relative motion and the resulting damage is less. A motionless car is intermediate between a car moving in the same direction and a car moving in an opposite direction.
In which direction are nearby all galaxies moving relative to earth?
Nearly all galaxies are moving away from our galaxie and planet.
What direction is South American moving today?
north
Are northern plates are moving in same directions to meet in California?
The North American and Pacific plates are sliding past each other in a more or less north-south direction.
What direction is North American plate moving?
roughly southwest
