TutorialA tectonic plate has been moving for 81.5 million yearsover a hotspot, creating a chain of volcanoes 8,465 kmlong. How fast is the plate moving (in cm/s)?If there are mountains forming in the north-northeastand a mid ocean rise forming in the south-southwest,what direction is the plate moving?Part 1 of 2To determine the speed of the plate we need to dividethe distance traveled by the time.distanceV =timeV =Enter a number. ce and the time given to calculate the speed in km/s. km/sThen to convert to cm/s, we use 1 km = 10° cm.V =How many centimeters are in a kilometer? cm/s

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A tectonic plate has been moving for 81.5 million years
over a hotspot, creating a chain of volcanoes 8,465 km
long. How fast is the plate moving (in cm/s)?
If there are mountains forming in the north-northeast
and a mid ocean rise forming in the south-southwest,
what direction is the plate moving?
Part 1 of 2
To determine the speed of the plate we need to divide
the distance traveled by the time.
distance
V =
time
V =
Enter a number. ce and the time given to calculate the speed in km/s. km/s
Then to convert to cm/s, we use 1 km = 10° cm.
V =
How many centimeters are in a kilometer? cm/s

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