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If one of the earths plates moves 5 centimeters every year how far will it move in 500 years?
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Twenty five meters.
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Where do volcanoes most commonly happen?
cracks in the plates which make up the crust. the earths crust is not connected. its made up of plates that moves and they are formed by plates pushing together then collapsing. they erupt when it gets a lot of friction from the plates pushing together
What moves at 0.0820 yards per year?
This is a guess: Earth's tectonic plates.
What part of the earths mantle that flows and moves the plates of the earth?
Mantle plumes are in the mantle, BELOW the Earth's crust. The circulation of heat from the lower mantle to the upper mantle can cause "hot spots" in the overlying crust, heating the magma in the areas.
What allows the tectonic plates in the lithosphere to move?
the hot magma moves around and they move.
How can magma cause the plates that carry the continents to move apart?
magma is very hot so as it boils it moves the plates of the earth causing the continents to slowly move apart
What is the ultimate source of heat that moves the plates?
the earths core .
What moves the ocean floor?
the tectonic plates under the earths surface
What does the earths crust consist of that moves?
Those would be tectonic plates.
What moves so slowly they can take more than a year to travel a few centimeters?
Plates
What moves so slowly that they can take more than a year to travel a few centimeters?
Plates
How much do plates move in a year?
The earth's plates move slowly because how big the earthquake is he bigger the amount the plates will move and the slower the earthquake is the less it moves.
How have scientists figured out that the pacific plate is moving at about nine centimeters per year?
All of the tectonic plates move, but they move at different speeds depending on which plates are involved. The Pacific plate moves slightly more than four centimeters annually.
What are passive plate boundaries?
it is when 2 of the earths plates move side by side. 1 usally moves faster than the other
What is compression in plate tectonics?
it is the movement of the earths crust. it moves inwards towards other plates so the earths crust moves upwards therefore forming mountains, volcanoes etc
Where do volcanoes most commonly happen?
cracks in the plates which make up the crust. the earths crust is not connected. its made up of plates that moves and they are formed by plates pushing together then collapsing. they erupt when it gets a lot of friction from the plates pushing together
Scientifically the Earth moves about 15 centimeters away from the sun every year So how many centimeters for the other planets?
15cm
How does continental drift theory say plates move from one location to the next?
it moves 1 to 2 centimeters a year the continents will probably form again
