Question

igneous rock determined 25 million year old plate movement transported 100,000 meters. How fast is plate moving?

Answer 1

Answer:

0.004 m/yr.

Explanation:

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In this case, since the velocity of any object is computed by dividing the travelled distance by the elapsed time, we obtain:

$V=\frac{distance}{time}\\\\V=\frac{100,000m}{25,000,000yr}\\\\V=0.004m/yr$

It means that the plate moves 0.004 m every year.

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