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About one inch a year.
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What is the ditance tectonic plates move per year?
the continents move at about the rate of your fingernail or 5cm. per year
If the asthenosphere cooled and stopped flowing how would you expect the movement of tectonic plates in the lithosphere to change Tectonic plates would?
move less then 2cm a year
About how far do the tectonic plates move in a years time?
Their rate of movement is broadly between approximately 1 and 10 cm/year
Plates move at rates ranging from 1 cm to 12 cm per?
The plates move at rates 1cm-12cm per Year.
Is it true that tectonic plates move quickly generally shifting one mile each year?
No it not true
What is the ditance tectonic plates move per year?
the continents move at about the rate of your fingernail or 5cm. per year
How much can tectonic plates move by?
The average rate of movement of tectonic plates per year is roughly one to two inches. Individual parts of interacting plates can move more than several feet during earthquakes. Over large time spans, tectonic plates can move to all parts of the globe.
If the asthenosphere cooled and stopped flowing how would you expect the movement of tectonic plates in the lithosphere to change Tectonic plates would?
move less then 2cm a year
About how far do the tectonic plates move in a years time?
Their rate of movement is broadly between approximately 1 and 10 cm/year
Plates move at rates ranging from 1 cm to 12 cm per?
The plates move at rates 1cm-12cm per Year.
Is it true that tectonic plates move quickly generally shifting one mile each year?
No it not true
How fast do many continents move in a year?
The continents are always moving on top of vast tectonic plates. They move at a rate similar to how fast a human's fingernails grow. Every year they move a few centimeters more.
Where do Earth's tectonic plates move?
They are constantly moving and shifting around each other. The effect of too much shifting over a period of time is an earthquake. The plates never stopo moving so it means it is moving every year
What might cause tectonic plates to move?
What cause tectonic plates to move are disruptions in the Earth. They simply move, practically an inch or less each year if I'm correct, just by gravity and the rotation of the Earth each day and year. What happens when they move, if they collide, they can cause major disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, constant waves rolling in, floods, things like that.
If the tectonic plates move very slowly at 2 cm each year how far will they move in 1000 years?
2,000 centimeters or 20 meters.
How much do tectonic plates move a day?
Plates move from a fraction of an inch (a few millimeters) to about 5 inches (13 centimeters) a year. No one doesn't really know how much a day though!
What do shifting tectonic cause?
shifting tectonic plates cause continents to move a few inches every year. also, if the plates start rubbing against each other, they can cause severe earthquakes. plates hitting and pushing toward each other can form mountains or volcanoes.
