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Their rate of movement is broadly between approximately 1 and 10 cm/year
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoTectonic plates move on average at a rate of around 25 - 50 mm / year
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∙ 14y agoTectonic plates are typically moving at a rate of tens of millimetres per year.
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∙ 9y agoThe tectonic plates move at roughly the same speed as you finger nails grow (about 2 cm a year).
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∙ 15y agoBetween 2.5 CM. to 15 C.M. (1-6 inches)
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∙ 12y agoAbout 4-5 cm each year
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∙ 13y ago~1 cm per year
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∙ 8y agoOn average, about an inch.
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Where do Earth's tectonic plates move?
They are constantly moving and shifting around each other. The effect of too much shifting over a period of time is an earthquake. The plates never stopo moving so it means it is moving every year
If earths plate are always moving why are there no earthquakes all the time?
There are earthquakes all the time. However, they are so weak we do not feel them. Also, the tectonic plates move all the time, but there is only an earthquake when the plates 'crash' into one another.
Does earth's plates move only a few meters per year or centimeters per year?
Tectonic plates are actually constantly moving, albeit very slowly. On an average the plates move only two and a half inches per year.
How has islands change over time?
islands change over time by many movements by the tectonic plates and activity
What Earth process happens slowly over time?
An obvious one is the movement of the tectonic plates.
What do convection currents do over time?
They move tectonic plates
How much can tectonic plates move by?
The average rate of movement of tectonic plates per year is roughly one to two inches. Individual parts of interacting plates can move more than several feet during earthquakes. Over large time spans, tectonic plates can move to all parts of the globe.
What are tectionic plates?
the plates move over time . they move 10cm (4in) a year however over millions of years they move thousands of kilometers . this is plates tections
Where do Earth's tectonic plates move?
They are constantly moving and shifting around each other. The effect of too much shifting over a period of time is an earthquake. The plates never stopo moving so it means it is moving every year
When tectonic plates pull apart?
Tectonic plates have been pulling apart forever. At least all the time the earth has been around.
Why did the Kenya move to the UK?
It didn't. "The" Kenya is a country. It would take an awful long time for the tectonic plates to collide in such a manner that one country would be in another.
What is the layer of the earth that is composed of large plates that interlock and move over time?
The earth has tectonic plates are made up of Earth's crust and the upper part of the mantle layer underneath. The crust and upper mantle are called the lithosphere.
How do the tectonic plates differ from the time in Pangaea?
Tectonic Plates seperate what are now called Continents. Pangea was a time when all of the continents were together. The prediction came when scientist realized that Africa and South America fit together very well.
How are earthquakes and volcanoes related to tectonic plates?
Tectonic plates- any of several large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere which participate in plate tectonicsEarthquakes are when the plates move too much, and volcanoes hapen when there is a large gap in the plates. The magma/lava comes through the crust of the earth making an ignious rock mountain. aka a volcano
Does earth's plates move only a few meters per year or centimeters per year?
Tectonic plates are actually constantly moving, albeit very slowly. On an average the plates move only two and a half inches per year.
How has islands change over time?
islands change over time by many movements by the tectonic plates and activity
What Earth process happens slowly over time?
An obvious one is the movement of the tectonic plates.
