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The typical speed of a moving plate is about 21mm a year.
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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.
What speed is the pacific plate moving?
centi meters every 1000,000 years
Which way are North and south America moving towards?
So the direction and speed of plate motion is measured with the assumption that the Africa plate is stationary. Using this standard North and South America is moving west away from Africa.
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.
A plate is moving at 5mm in 100 days what is the speed in mm day?
If a plate moves at a speed of 5mm per 100 days, that is the same speed as 0.5mm per 10 days, which is the same as 0.05mm per 1 day. So 5mm per 100 days is the same speed as 0.05mm per 1 day.
How are hot spots used to determine the speed of the plate movement?
hot spots are stationary and the plate move over it. this leaves a chain of volcanoes as the plates are moving. the volcanoes get younger as you approach the active hot spot. date the islands and you will know the speed of the plates
What plate is moving the fastest?
The Pacific and Cocos plate.
What direction is the Caribbean plate moving?
northwest they are moving
Which way is the Indo-Australia plate moving?
I don't know, which way is the Indo-Australia plate moving?
Tha plate the nazca plate is moving toward?
The South American Plate.
Which tectonic plate is moving away from the North American Plate?
The Eurasian Plate & The African Plate.
