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Why are the pacific plates and the antarctic plates moving away from each other?
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∙ 13y ago
Because over time plate tectonics move apart. they either move apart, collide, or slide against each other. it's like the San Andreas fault those plates are moving away from each other.
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What is the area around the pacific plate where it collides with other plates?
There are eight plates surrounding the Pacific Plate. They are the North American Plate, Eurasian Plate, Philippine Plate, Australian-Indian Plate, Antarctic Plate, Nazca Plate, Cocos Plate, and the Juan de Fuca Plate.
Can two plates moving away from each other form a volcano?
Yes, but no with each other. They can meet other plates.
Are most volcanoes on land caused by the earths plates moving away from each other or moving toward each other?
all volcanoes are caused by the earths plates moving toward each other and that is called convergent boundaries.
What is happening to the plates to form Mt Rainer?
The plates are moving towards each other and they collide.
What plates cause Mauna Loa to erupt?
Mauna Loa is on the Pacific Plate. It is not near any other plates.
Are the pacific plates and the antarctic plates moving towards each other or away from each other or past each other?
the plates are moving away from each other.
Which of these is an area around the Pacific Ocean where the Pacific plate is moving against several other tectonic plates?
Ring of Fire
What Are Two Plates Moving Past Each Other?
North American Plate and the Pacific Plate
What is the area around the pacific plate where it collides with other plates?
There are eight plates surrounding the Pacific Plate. They are the North American Plate, Eurasian Plate, Philippine Plate, Australian-Indian Plate, Antarctic Plate, Nazca Plate, Cocos Plate, and the Juan de Fuca Plate.
Which two tectonic plates are moving away from each other fastest?
The Nazca plate and the Cocos (pacific) plate.
What two plates are moving away from each other?
1. Pacific Plate and North American Plate 2. China Plate and Pacific Plate 3. Australian Plate and Pacific Plate 4. South American Plate and Nazca Plate 5. Eurasian Plate and African Plate 6. Eurasian Plate and Arabian Plate 7. Eurasian Plate and Australian PLATE 8. Scotia Plate and Antarctic Plate
Are northern plates are moving in same directions to meet in California?
The North American and Pacific plates are sliding past each other in a more or less north-south direction.
Why are most oceanic trenches found in the pacific ocean?
The Pacific Ocean is part of the Ring of Fire. The ring of fire is underwater trenches made my moving plates. The plates pushed on each other and eventually moved downward, creating trenches
The Nazca and Pacific Plates are separating faster than any other places on Earth How fast are they moving apart each year?
About 15 cm.
According to the theory of plate tectonics how many large plates exists on the earths surface?
Six -out of nine- large plates do contain land-areas: North American, South American, Eurasian, African, Indo-Australian, and Antarctic. The other three are oceanic plates: the Pacific, Nazca, and Cocos.
According to the theory of plate tectonics how many large plates exist on the earth's surface?
Six -out of nine- large plates do contain land-areas: North American, South American, Eurasian, African, Indo-Australian, and Antarctic. The other three are oceanic plates: the Pacific, Nazca, and Cocos.
According to the theory of plate tectonics how many large plates exist on the earths surface?
Six -out of nine- large plates do contain land-areas: North American, South American, Eurasian, African, Indo-Australian, and Antarctic. The other three are oceanic plates: the Pacific, Nazca, and Cocos.
