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m_a_m_a [10]
3 years ago
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The Hawaiian hot spot sits below the Pacific plate. As the plate moves over the hot spot, a chain of volcanoes is formed. The Ea

st Molokai Volcano is ~1.76 million years old, and about 178 km away from the current location of the Hawaiian hot spot. Assuming that the hot spot is in a fixed location, how fast (at what rate) is the Pacific plate moving?
Physics
1 answer:
Viktor [21]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

3.2048179721\times 10^{-9}\ m/s

Explanation:

Assuming that the pacific plate moved 178 km in 1.76 million years.

s = Distance = 178 km

t = Time taken = 1.76 million years

Speed is given by

v=\dfrac{s}{t}\\\Rightarrow v=\dfrac{178000}{1.76\times 10^6\times 365.25\times 24\times 3600}\\\Rightarrow v=3.2048179721\times 10^{-9}\ m/s

The speed of the plate is 3.2048179721\times 10^{-9}\ m/s

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