Question

The Amur plate, a small plate, has moved away from the Eurasian plate. It has moved125,000 meters in 25 million years. It is moving eastward. What is the rate of motion of the Amur plate? Express your answer in.

Answer 1

Answer: 5 mm/year, 5000 meters east, new ocean floor

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

rate= 5000 m/million years

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find this rate, we must divide the number of meters it has moved into the number of years it took the plate to move that distance, so we get:

`rate=(distance)/(#years)`

`rate=(125,000 meters)/(25 million years)`

rate= 5000 m/million years.