We've learned that Earth's plates move. How fast do you think the plate below us is moving? In which direction is it moving

Rates of motion

These average rates of plate separations can range widely. The Arctic Ridge has the slowest rate (less than 2.5 cm/yr), and the East Pacific Rise near Easter Island, in the South Pacific about 3,400 km west of Chile, has the fastest rate (more than 15 cm/yr).

The movement of the plates creates three types of tectonic boundaries: convergent, where plates move into one another; divergent, where plates move apart; and transform, where plates move sideways in relation to each other. They move at a rate of one to two inches (three to five centimeters) per year.

Explanation:

The Pacific Plate is moving to the northwest at a speed of between 7 and 11 centimeters (cm) or 3-4 inches a year. The North American plate is moving to the west-southwest at about 2.3 cm (1 inch) per year driven by the spreading center that created the Atlantic Ocean, the Mid Atlantic Ridge.

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