Answer:
Distance moved in 1 million years = 57 km
Explanation:
Plate movement is the movement of earth tectonic plates . According to the question the plate is moving at 5.7 cm per year.
But the question ask us to calculate the movement in kilometer for 1 million years. we have to convert cm to km.
Therefore,
100000 cm = 1 km
5.7 = 0.000057 km
Since the earth move a distance of 0.000057 km for 1 year
what distance will it move for 1000000 years
1 year = 0.000057 km
1000000 years = ?
cross multiply
Distance moved in 1 million years = 1000000 × 0.000057
Distance moved in 1 million years = 57 km
