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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.
Is the north American plate growing shrinking or both?
The North American Plate is neither growing nor shrinking. It is a tectonic plate that is constantly moving due to the forces of plate tectonics, which include both divergence and convergence along its boundaries.
What direction the pacific plate is moving?
The Pacific Plate is moving northwest. It is moving at a rate of about 10 cm (4 inches) per year in relation to the North American Plate. This movement creates tectonic activity along the plate boundaries, leading to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
What plate boundary separates the North American plate from the African plate?
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge separates the North American plate from the African plate. This ridge runs through the Atlantic Ocean and marks the boundary where the two plates are moving apart.
What do you call the plate America is on?
The plate that America sits on is called the North American Plate. It is a tectonic plate that includes North America, most of the Caribbean, and parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What direction is the Cocos Plate moving?
Cocos Plate is moving towards the north-east.
What direction is cocos plate moving?
Cocos Plate is moving towards the north-east.
Which tectonic plate is moving away from the North American Plate?
The Eurasian Plate & The African Plate.
What direction is the pacific plate moving relative to the north American plate?
north-northwest
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.
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
What direction is North American plate moving?
roughly southwest
What direction is the afrian plate moving?
It is moving to the west. As is the north American plate which will make the Atlantic Ocean bigger and the Pacific ocean smaller.
What is the direction of crustal movement of the Indian- Australian plate?
its moving to the right of Indian
Which plate is the North American plate moving towards?
The North American plate is generally moving westward towards the Pacific Plate. This movement is responsible for geological activities such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions along the Pacific Ring of Fire.
What Are Two Plates Moving Past Each Other?
The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of two plates moving past each other: the Pacific Plate is moving northwest relative to the North American Plate. This lateral motion along the fault line can cause earthquakes.
