hiplikehannah2002 hiplikehannah2002
  • 21-12-2016
  • Physics
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if a piece of sea floor has moved 50 km in 5 million years what is the yearly rate of sea-floor motion?

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jalynharrington
jalynharrington jalynharrington
  • 21-12-2016
0.0001 km / year or 10^-5 km/year just take 50 km and divide it by 5 million
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AL2006
AL2006 AL2006
  • 21-12-2016

50 km = 50,000 meters

           (50,000 meters) / (5 million years)

       =    (5 x 10⁴) / (5 x 10⁶)    (meters/year)

       =           1 x 10⁻²      meter/year

       =           1 centimeter per year              
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