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2 years ago

Why is the speed of the earths plate measured in centimeter per year instead of in meter per second?

1 answer:

Nutka1998 [239]2 years ago

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Just to get a more convenient number.

1 centimeter per year is the same as 0.000000000317 meter per second.

Measured in centimeters per year, you get a number that's much easier
to write down, remember, and tell other people about.

Exactly the same reason that we describe the speed of a snail in
feet per minute, not miles per hour.

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