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Tectonic plates move like geologic time---waaayyy slllooowww in human perception
But much of physical reality is on a gargantuan scale
We don't know how many species have come and gone since life first appeared .
Astronomers happily chatter about the guesstimated 100 billion stars in the Milky Way, one of hundreds of billions of galaxies
The body of knowledge is like a giant flea market, full of both junk and gems
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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.
What is an example of a divergent plate boundary on land?
Iceland would be a perfect example, straddling the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate, the two plates are moving away from each other.
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.
How was India formed by plate tectonics?
India has it's own tectonic plate. It is not tectonically connected to the Eurasian plate. When the India plate crashed into the Eurasian plate, this formed the Himalayan Mountains. India is still moving closer to into the Eurasian plate today, and this is how the Himalayas are still growing.
What is the name of the plate which Britain located on?
the UK is on the Eurasian plate, this answer comes form a 13 year old English schoolgirl :)
Which tectonic plate is moving away from the North American Plate?
The Eurasian Plate & The African Plate.
How was the Mid-Atlantic Ridge formed?
the American Plate and Eurasian Plate are moving away from each other and magma rises, hardens to make the ridge
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 is an example of a divergent plate boundary on land?
Iceland would be a perfect example, straddling the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate, the two plates are moving away from each other.
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.
How was India formed by plate tectonics?
India has it's own tectonic plate. It is not tectonically connected to the Eurasian plate. When the India plate crashed into the Eurasian plate, this formed the Himalayan Mountains. India is still moving closer to into the Eurasian plate today, and this is how the Himalayas are still growing.
What is the name of the plate which Britain located on?
the UK is on the Eurasian plate, this answer comes form a 13 year old English schoolgirl :)
What two plates are moving away from each other?
1. Pacific Plate and North American Plate 2. China Plate and Pacific Plate 3. Australian Plate and Pacific Plate 4. South American Plate and Nazca Plate 5. Eurasian Plate and African Plate 6. Eurasian Plate and Arabian Plate 7. Eurasian Plate and Australian PLATE 8. Scotia Plate and Antarctic Plate
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.
Russia is located on what crustal plate?
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.
What is the relationship between the pacific plate and the Eurasian plate?
The Pacific plate subducts beneath the eurasian plate
