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Tectonic plates move about the same rate that finger nails or your hair grows (centimeters per year). However, it varies from plate to plate. Some move at 3 centimeters while other's move around 6.
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∙ 12y agoThey move very slow! They move about about the rate your nails or your hair grows, but they vary from plate to plate. Some move only 2.5 cm per year and some move up to 15 cm per year. Hope I helped! :)
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∙ 10y agoBoth the Cocos and the Nazca plates of the eastern Pacific (near Central America are moving at up to 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6 inches) yearly. The average speed of plate movements is much less, around 1 to 4 cm per year.
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∙ 11y agoAll the tectonic plates move at between 2cm and 10cm per year. For example the African plate is moving at 2.5 cm/year in a northwest direction. It varies between plates but is generally within these speeds.
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∙ 9y agoAbout 2 to 5 centimeters per year (1 to 2 inches per year), about the same speed that your fingernails grow. We know, then, that the outermost part of Earth consists of a series of large slabs (tectonic plates; lithospheric plates) that move slowly over the globe, powered by flow in the interior mantle.
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∙ 13y agotectonic plates mover SUPER SLOW usually on a couple of centimeters a year
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∙ 13y agoI was told about as fast as your fingernail grows. I could be wrong though. :)
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∙ 8y agoThis varies from plate to plate. Some move at about the speed your fingernails grow, some much faster.
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∙ 11y ago1-2 inches a year
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∙ 14y ago2.5 centimeters per year
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What is the surface on which the lithospheric plates move around earths surface?
Lower mantle is the surface on which the lithospheric plates move around earths surface.
How often do lithospheric plates move?
They constantly move. EDIT: Lithospheric plates move only about a few centimeters a year. Hope this helps! ~SLL
Do lithospheric plates move quickly or slowly?
The plates move slowly. Three centimeters a year.
Why do lithospheric plates move constantly?
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What is the definition for lithospheric plate?
The definition of Lithospheric Plate is:) Lithospheric plates are regions of Earth's crust and upper mantle that are fractured into plates that move across a deeper plasticine mantle. Also Qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm has nothing to do with it.
What is the surface on which the lithospheric plates move around earths surface?
Lower mantle is the surface on which the lithospheric plates move around earths surface.
Which two processes do scientists think move the earths lithospheric plates?
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How might the plasticity of the mantle influence the movement of the earths lithospheric plates?
Plasticity means that there is enough movement in the asthenosphere to allow thelithospheric plates to move.
What does the lithospheric plates move on?
Aesthenosphere
How often do lithospheric plates move?
They constantly move. EDIT: Lithospheric plates move only about a few centimeters a year. Hope this helps! ~SLL
Do lithospheric plates move often?
They constantly move. EDIT: Lithospheric plates move only about a few centimeters a year. Hope this helps! ~SLL
Do lithospheric plates constantly move?
Yes.
Do earths plates move fast?
2.5 centimeters per year
What is it called when two lithospheric plates move apart?
Continental Plates
Do lithospheric plates move quickly or slowly?
The plates move slowly. Three centimeters a year.
Why do lithospheric plates move constantly?
Its denity Differences
What happens to lithospheric plates when an earthquake occurs?
Lithospheric plates, which also are called tectonic plates, move towards or away from each other when an earthquake occurs.
