**Tutorial:**A tectonic plate has been moving for 81.5 million years over a hotspot, creating a chain of volcanoes 8,465 km long. How fast is the plate moving (in cm/s)?If there are mountains forming in the north-northeast and a mid-ocean rise forming in the south-southwest, what direction is the plate moving?**Part 1 of 2:**To determine the speed of the plate, we need to divide the distance traveled by the time.\[ v = \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} \]\[ v = \]Enter the distance and the time given to calculate the speed in km/s.\[ \text{km/s} \]Then to convert to cm/s, we use \( 1 \text{ km} = 10^5 \text{ cm} \).\[ v = \]How many centimeters are in a kilometer? cm/s(Note: The interface includes input boxes marked with "x" for calculations, and queries the conversion of kilometers to centimeters for the speed calculation in cm/s.)

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**Tutorial:**

A tectonic plate has been moving for 81.5 million years over a hotspot, creating a chain of volcanoes 8,465 km long. How fast is the plate moving (in cm/s)?

If there are mountains forming in the north-northeast and a mid-ocean rise forming in the south-southwest, what direction is the plate moving?

**Part 1 of 2:**

To determine the speed of the plate, we need to divide the distance traveled by the time.

\[ v = \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} \]

\[ v = \]

Enter the distance and the time given to calculate the speed in km/s.

\[ \text{km/s} \]

Then to convert to cm/s, we use \( 1 \text{ km} = 10^5 \text{ cm} \).

\[ v = \]

How many centimeters are in a kilometer? cm/s

(Note: The interface includes input boxes marked with "x" for calculations, and queries the conversion of kilometers to centimeters for the speed calculation in cm/s.)

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