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4 October, 05:12

In California the pacific plate slides past the North American plate. If the pacific plate is moving at a speed of 5 centimeters per year how long will it take for the plate to travel 100 meters

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  1. 4 October, 05:30
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    2000years

    Explanation:

    We will either convert the distance to centimeters or speed to meters/second.

    Converting distance to centimeters: 100 meters = 100*100centimeters = 10000centimeters.

    time=distance/speed

    t=10000/5=2000 years
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