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Describe the relative motion between the north American plate and the pacific plate?
The Pacific Plate is currently being subducted under the North American Plate. Subduction zones are when one plate is being forced under another at a convergent boundary (where two plates collide). When the Pacific Plate is being subducted under the North American Plate, the crust of the Pacific Plate melts, and creates volcanoes along the edge of the North American Plate. So, the relative motion of the two plates is that they are converging, or moving together.
This same process is happening at the South American and Nazca Plates.
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How are the two plates interacting on mount Logan describe their motion?
Mount Logan, located in the Yukon, Canada, is primarily influenced by the interactions between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate. These two tectonic plates are converging, with the Pacific Plate moving northeastward relative to the North American Plate. This collision leads to compressional forces, resulting in uplift and the formation of the mountain. Additionally, the ongoing tectonic activity contributes to the region's seismicity and glacial dynamics.
What fault is located between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate?
The fault between the North American plate and the Pacific plate is the San Andreas Fault.
What two tectonic plates border each other along the coast of California?
The Pacific Plate and the North American Plate border each other along the coast of California. The Pacific Plate is slowly moving northwest relative to the North American Plate, which can lead to seismic activity in the region, such as earthquakes.
What is the boundary between the north American and pacific plates?
San Andreas Fault.
What is a name of a plate between the Pacific and South American plates?
it is nazca plate
What is the relative direction between the north American and pacific plates?
west
What is the relative location for Washington State?
In the Pacific northwest between Canada and Oregon.
How are the two plates interacting on mount Logan describe their motion?
Mount Logan, located in the Yukon, Canada, is primarily influenced by the interactions between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate. These two tectonic plates are converging, with the Pacific Plate moving northeastward relative to the North American Plate. This collision leads to compressional forces, resulting in uplift and the formation of the mountain. Additionally, the ongoing tectonic activity contributes to the region's seismicity and glacial dynamics.
What are two large bodies of water used to describe the relative location of the US?
Gulf of mexico and pacific ocean
What fault is located between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate?
The fault between the North American plate and the Pacific plate is the San Andreas Fault.
What direction is the pacific plate moving relative to the north American plate?
north-northwest
What ocean is located between Asia and North American?
Pacific Ocean
What two tectonic plates border each other along the coast of California?
The Pacific Plate and the North American Plate border each other along the coast of California. The Pacific Plate is slowly moving northwest relative to the North American Plate, which can lead to seismic activity in the region, such as earthquakes.
Why is the west coast of the US called pacific hinge?
the key interface between the north American realm and pacific rim
Describe the location of the pacific ocean?
The Pacific Ocean is situated between Asia & Oceania and the Americas in addition to the Arctic and Southern Oceans. A map of the Pacific Ocean's location is included in the link below.
What ocean lies between Europe and Africa?
That would be the Atlantic Ocean. Pacific is on the other side, by California. Pacific
What is the boundary between the north American and pacific plates?
San Andreas Fault.
