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Are the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate moving apart at a very slow rate?
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∙ 8y ago
Yes. The seafloor is spreading out from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The North American Plate is moving slowly SW from the boundary.
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Russia is located on what crustal plate?
eurasian plate
Does The North American Plate sits next to the Eurasian plate?
yes
What are the seven major lithospheric plates?
1. Pacific Plate2. North American plate3. South American Plate4.African Plate5. Eurasian plate6. Australian plateand last but not least7. Antarctic plate
What plates caused the Eyjafjallajokull volcano?
The Eurasian Plate and the North American Plate caused this volcano to form. Due to being on these two constantly moving plate boundaries, this volcano has erupted increasingly.
What tectonic plate does Europe sit on?
England is situated on the Eurasian plate.
Which tectonic plate is moving away from the North American Plate?
The Eurasian Plate & The African Plate.
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.
Russia is located on what crustal plate?
eurasian plate
Give an example of a divergent plate boundary.?
The North American-Eurasian Plate boundary.
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge separates the Eurasian Plate from what other plate?
It separates the Eurasian Plate and North American Plate in the North Atlantic, and the African Plate from the South American Plate in the South Atlantic.
What plates correspond to the midatlantic ridge?
it corresponds to the south american, african, north american, and eurasian plates
What plate is Iceland on?
North American Plate and Eurasian Plate.
What Mid-Atlantic Ridge separates the Eurasian Plate from what other plate?
It separates the Eurasian Plate and North American Platenorth american
Does The North American Plate sits next to the Eurasian plate?
yes
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 are the seven major lithospheric plates?
1. Pacific Plate2. North American plate3. South American Plate4.African Plate5. Eurasian plate6. Australian plateand last but not least7. Antarctic plate
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.
