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What evidence sHows that the Pacific Plate once moved in a more northerly direction than it does today?
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∙ 11y ago
Cuz it moved up
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What direction does the pacific plate moving?
eastward
In which direction is the indo-australian plate moving?
The Indo-Australian plate moves Northeast as the Pacific Plate moves around it in a Northwest direction as if rotating.
How much does the Pacific plate move each year?
The pacific plate is moving in a northwesternly direction
Why are there earthquakes in the region of pacific plate and north America plan despite the absence of volcanoes?
The Pacific plate is sliding past the North American plate.Both move in same direction, but the Pacific plate is moving faster.The result is earthquakes now and then-but no volcanoes.
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.
The East Pacific Rise separates the Nazca Plate from the?
The East Pacific Rise separates the Nazca Plate from the Pacific Plate.
Does the African plate border the pacific plate?
the African plate borders the pacific plate
Does the African plate borders the pacific plate?
the African plate borders the pacific plate
What is the plate that contain the most hot spots?
Probably the pacific Plate. The permanent hot spots are revealed by chains of volcanic islands. The chain itself reveals the direction the plate is moving.
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 direction is the pacific plate moving relative to the north American plate?
north-northwest
What is the direction of the plate and how does this compare to the trend in direction of the island chain?
The direction of the plate movement is typically towards the subduction zone. This is generally parallel or oblique to the trend of the island chain that forms above the subduction zone.
