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North America and Europe separate by about 7.5 cm (3 inches) per year. India continues to slam into Asia roughly 6 cm per year.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoContinents can move from a few millimeters to a few centimeters every 1 or 2 years
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∙ 8y agoThe continents only drift about two centimeters per year.
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∙ 11y agoThey move at about the rate your finger nail grows in a year, or in other words, a few centimeters per year.
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∙ 11y agoabout 5 cm per year
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∙ 13y agoAbout 12cm.
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∙ 11y ago2 cm 0.8in
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∙ 12y ago3 inches
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What two crusts do plate tectonics have?
Plate tectonics deals with the movements of earth's plates. The two types of plates are continental plates, which move at 2 cm a year, and ocean/oceanic plates which move at 10 cm a year.
What causes oceanic and continental plates to move?
What causes the oceanic and continental plates to move is the mantle, which is the layer right beneath the crust. The mantle is not totally solid, so it moves, but very slowly that we can't even recognize the move.FUN FACT: Each year north america and europe are apart from each other for another 2 inches.Hope I was helpful. :)
How much do the oceanic plates move away from each other each year?
About an inch per year.
Is it true that tectonic plates move quickly generally shifting one mile each year?
No it not true
Do lithospheric plates move quickly or slowly?
The plates move slowly. Three centimeters a year.
What two crusts do plate tectonics have?
Plate tectonics deals with the movements of earth's plates. The two types of plates are continental plates, which move at 2 cm a year, and ocean/oceanic plates which move at 10 cm a year.
What causes oceanic and continental plates to move?
What causes the oceanic and continental plates to move is the mantle, which is the layer right beneath the crust. The mantle is not totally solid, so it moves, but very slowly that we can't even recognize the move.FUN FACT: Each year north america and europe are apart from each other for another 2 inches.Hope I was helpful. :)
About how fast do the plates move in relation to each others each year?
The earth's plates move slowly because how big the earthquake is he bigger the amount the plates will move and the slower the earthquake is the less it moves.
How fast do the plates move in relation to each other each year?
The earth's plates move slowly because how big the earthquake is he bigger the amount the plates will move and the slower the earthquake is the less it moves.
How do the lithospheric plates move each year?
5 centimeters.
How much do the oceanic plates move away from each other each year?
About an inch per year.
Why does earth plates move?
Some plates move at a rate of several centimeters each year. Other move only a millimeters per day.
How far do plates shift each year?
plates move around the speed of how fast your nails grow
How fast do the plates move in the relation to each other year?
The earth's plates move slowly because how big the earthquake is he bigger the amount the plates will move and the slower the earthquake is the less it moves.
How fast does two continental crusts move apart from each other?
continental crusts move away from each other by only a few centimeters away from each other every year.
What are the different directions the continents move in relation to each other?
They will either slide under or over each other, come up into a mountain ridge, or move away. All continental plates move somewhere from 3- 17 centimeters a year. My great science teacher Mrs.Braile taught me this
Why does New York move one inch each year?
Continental drift.
