Speed of tectonic plates
Range | 5 - 10 cm/year |
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Organism | Biosphere |
Reference | Glenn Elert, editor, written by his students, Speed of the Continental Plates link 4th row from top |
Primary Source | 1995,1996 Rosanna L. Hamilton. All rights reserved. Earth's Interior & Plate Tectonics, link bottom paragraph |
Comments | Primary source: "Earth's lithosphere is divided into eight large plates with about two dozen smaller ones that are drifting above the mantle at the rate of 5 to 10 cm/yr." |
Entered by | Uri M |
ID | 110286 |