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West over the heavier pacific plate,
in about several hundred million years I'll be able to drive to china
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Which way are the continents moving?
All the continents are moving in different directs but if you go to google images and type 'tectonic plate movement' at least one of those pictures will show what directions different continents are moving in
Melted plate material reappears by way of?
Melted plate material reappears by way of what? volcanoes
If you were standing at the equator which way would the cold air be coming from southpole appear to be moving?
It depends on which way you are facing. If you are facing north then it appears to be moving from your front to behind you. If you are facing west then it is moving from your right to your left. If you are facing east then it is moving from your left to your right. If you are facing south then it is coming from behind you and going out in front of you. Regardless of where you are standing on the equator, south is still south, north is still north, east is east and west is west. The only place where some question may occur is if you are standing on the exact north or south pole. If you are exactly on the north pole, then all wind comes from the south and goes to the south. That's because as you stand on the North Pole and point, everywhere that you point is south. The same happens at the South Pole. Everywhere you point is north. It is like the question, "If you are in a square house and all four walls face south, and a bear walks past, what color is the bear?" The bear is white because it is a polar bear. The only place that the house can be, is dead center on the North Pole. Hope that helped.
What way is the African plate moving?
The African Plate is a tectonic plate which includes the continent of Africa, as well as oceanic crust which lies between the continent and various surrounding ocean ridges.Contents[hide] 1 Boundaries2 Components3 Modern movements4 References5 External linksBoundariesThe westerly side is a divergent boundary with the North American Plate to the north and the South American Plate to the south forming the central and southern part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The African plate is bounded on the northeast by the Arabian Plate, the southeast by the Indo-Australian Plate, the north by the Eurasian Plate and the Anatolian Plate, and on the south by the Antarctic Plate. All of these are divergent or spreading boundaries with the exception of the northern boundary with the Eurasian Plate (except for a short segment near the Azores, the Terceira Rift). ComponentsThe African Plate includes several cratons, stable blocks of old crust with deep roots in the subcontinental lithospheric mantle, and less stable terranes, which came together to form the African continent during the assembly of the supercontinent Pangea around 550 million years ago. The cratons are, from south to north, the Kalahari craton, Congo craton, Tanzania craton and West African craton. The cratons were widely separated in the past, but came together during the Pan-African orogeny and stayed together when Gondwana split up. The cratons are connected by orogenic belts, regions of highly deformed rock where the tectonic plates have engaged. The Saharan Metacraton has been tentatively identified as the remains of a craton that has become detached from the subcontinental lithospheric mantle, but alternatively may consist of a collection of unrelated crustal fragments swept together during the Pan-African orogeny. In some areas, the cratons are covered by sedimentary basins, such as the Tindouf basin, Taoudeni basin and Congo basin, where the underlying archaic crust is overlaid by more recent Neoproterozoic sediments. The plate includes shear zones such as the Central African Shear Zone (CASZ) where, in the past, two sections of the crust were moving in opposite directions, and rifts such as the Anza trough where the crust was pulled apart, and the resulting depression filled with more modern sediment.Modern movementsMap of East Africa showing some of the historically active volcanoes(red triangles) and the Afar Triangle (shaded, center) -- a triple junction where three plates are pulling away from one another: the Arabian Plate, and the two parts of the African Plate (the Nubian Plate and the Somali Plate) splitting along the East African Rift Zone (USGS). The African Plate is rifting in the eastern interior along the East African Rift. This rift zone separates the Nubian Plate to the west from the Somali Plate to the east. One hypothesis proposes the existence of a mantle plume beneath the Afar region, while an opposing hypothesis asserts that the rifting is merely a zone of maximum weakness where the African Plate is deforming as plates to its east are moving rapidly northward.The African Plate's speed is estimated at around 2.15 cm (0.85 in) per year. It has been moving over the past 100 million years or so in a general northeast direction. This is drawing it closer to the Eurasian Plate, causing subduction where oceanic crust is converging with continental crust (e.g. portions of the central and eastern Mediterranean). In the western Mediterranean, the relative motions of the Eurasian and African plates produce a combination of lateral and compressive forces, concentrated in a zone known as the Azores-Gibraltar Fault Zone. Along its northeast margin, the African Plate is bounded by the Red Sea Rift where the Arabian Plate is moving away from the African Plate.The New England hotspot in the Atlantic Ocean has probably created a short line of mid to late-Tertiary age seamounts on the African Plate but appears to be currently inactive.[1]References^ Age Progressive Volcanism in the New England Seamounts and the opening of the Central Atlantic Ocean Retrieved on 2007-10-05
Is earthquake activity a possible cause of plate motion?
well, actually, its the other way around, there are earthquakes because plates move. plates are constantly moving, (even though the vast majority of the time you don't feel it) Angela Sarukhanyan
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.
Which way is Australia's tectonic plate moving and how fast?
they are moving south and west at the same time
Which way are North and south America moving towards?
So the direction and speed of plate motion is measured with the assumption that the Africa plate is stationary. Using this standard North and South America is moving west away from Africa.
Which way does the tectonic Caribbean plate move?
the plate is moving north west toward the north american plate
Which way is the Indo-Australia plate moving?
I don't know, which way is the Indo-Australia plate moving?
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 pacific plate currently moving?
north west
How do you determine which way a plate is moving?
Added a nice link below.
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 India plates moving?
I believe it is moving north, which creates the mountains as it pushes up against the asian plate.
Why fold mountains are formed along destructive plate margins?
Both fold mountains and ocean trenches result from plates moving together.If both landforms occur in the same area, they are found in association with subduction on a destructive plate boundary(e.g: The Andes Mountains, Western coast of South America).The Andes formed from the Nazca plate subducting under the South American plate. The continental plate crumples and folds. The result is a fold mountain range. The Andes is formed.If fold mountains occur by themselves, they are in areas where collision is taking place on a collisional plate boundary(e.g: The Himalayas).The Himalayas formed from two continental plates which collided into one another- The Indo-Australian plate collided into the Eurasian plate. They crumple and fold. The result is a fold mountain range. The Himalayas is formed.Either way, the sequence relating to their formation is similar.Hope this helped :)
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.
