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What tectonic process is ongoing between Baja California and the Mexico?
Baja California is on the Pacific Plate and across the Gulf of California, the rest of Mexico is on the North American plate. Both plates are sliding, in a way that the Pacific Plate is moving to the northwest while the North American Plate is moving southeast. This is called a transform boundary between both plates.
Which way is the Indo-Australia plate moving?
I don't know, which way is the Indo-Australia plate moving?
Why do himalay's increase there size?
Currently the Indo-austrailian plate is moving north, pushing its way against the Eurasian plate. Asa this happens some of the land is forced upwards.
What way are the plates moving in Yellowstone?
Yellowstone is in the middle of the North American Plate, not at a boundary between plates. The geothermal activity in Yellowstone is due to its being on top of a vigorous hot spot that is powering a very large mid-plate volcano.
Which way is Australia's tectonic plate moving and how fast?
they are moving south and west at the same time
How do you determine which way a plate is moving?
Added a nice link below.
What way does the South American plate moving?
The South American plate is moving westward over the underlying mantle due to the forces generated by seafloor spreading at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to the east. This movement contributes to the formation of the Andes Mountains along the western edge of the continent.
Which way is India plates moving?
I believe it is moving north, which creates the mountains as it pushes up against the asian plate.
why is there no clear boundary between the pacific plate and the north American plate?
because your mom sits right in between them and we cant find a way to get underneath her
How can a chain of seamounts be used to tell which way the pacific plate is moving?
Seamounts are submarine volcanoes that form on the ocean floor. They are formed by hotspots (which are hypothesised to be the result of mantle plumes although there is some controversy over this theory in the geophysical community) which cause melting of the crust. These hotspots in the upper mantle are in fixed locations, so as the tectonic plate moves over the hotspot a chain of seamounts forms creating a line in the direction of the plate movement.
What fault was the kamchatka earthquake on?
Oh honey, the Kamchatka earthquake was caused by the movement of the Pacific Plate sliding under the North American Plate along the subduction zone. It's like a tectonic tango down there, causing the Earth to shake and shimmy. So, in short, it's a classic case of plate tectonics doing its thing.
Which way is the Nazca plate moving?
The Nazca plate is moving southeast towards the South American plate, which is less dense, therefore causing the Nazca plate to be driven under the South American plate at about 77mm per year. The collision of these plates is responsible for lifting the massive Andes Mountains and causing the volcanoes which are strewn throughout them.
