(500 km)/(5,100,000 years ) × (100,000 cm)/(1 km)=0.98 cm/year

The island of Maui in the Hawaiian Island chain is 1.32 million years (1,320,000). Measure the distance from the center of the big island of Hawaii to Maui to determine the rate of movement of the Pacific Plate between the Hawaiian hotspot and Maui. Follow the same format for 2a, inserting the years in the correct spot. You need to measure the distance:
Rate of movement of Pacific Plate (i.e. speed) =

Underneath the Pacific Ocean is an oceanic tectonic plate known as the Pacific Plate. It is the largest tectonic plate at 103 million km2. The Farallon, Phoenix, and Izanagi Plate triple junction are where the plate initially formed 190 million years ago.

From the information given, the following can be deduced:

Distance = 500 km = 50000000cm

Time = 1.32 million years = 1320000 years.

Therefore, the rate of plate movement will be (i.e. speed) :

(speed) = Distance / Time

(speed) = 50000000 / 1320000.

(speed) = 37.87 cm/yr

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