Tectonic plates are large segments of the Earth's crust that move slowly. Suppose one such plate has an average speed of 2.4 cm per year. (a) What distance does it move in 65 seconds at this speed? __________(First determine the distance it moves in one second. m

Tectonic plates are large segments of the Earth's crust that move slowly. Suppose one such plate has an average speed of 2.4 cm per year. (a) What distance does it move in 65 seconds at this speed? __________(First determine the distance it moves in one second. m

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Tectonic plates are large segments of the Earth's crust that move slowly. Suppose one such plate has an average speed of 2.4 cm per year.

(a) What distance does it move in 65 seconds at this speed?

__________(First determine the distance it moves in one second. m

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