Find the Nazca plate and the South American plate. How are they different? Are they moving toward or away from each other?

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13 November, 12:16

Find the Nazca plate and the South American plate. How are they different? Are they moving toward or away from each other?

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The Nazca plate is an oceanic plate, while the South American plate is continental. The fast moving Nazca plate is moving east towards the South American plate at a downward angle and converging. This process is called subduction, resulting in frequent earthquakes & production of the Andes Mountains.