The map above is of the state of Idaho with the Yellowstone Hot Spot track posted on it. Numbers indicate ages (in millions of years) of the Hot Spot at its various locations. Based on the Yellowstone Hot Spot track, what was the average rate that North American Plate has moved over the past 11 million years? Give your response in cm / yr.
The map above is of the state of Idaho with the Yellowstone Hot Spot track posted on it. Numbers indicate ages (in millions of years) of the Hot Spot at its various locations. Based on the Yellowstone Hot Spot track, what was the average rate that North American Plate has moved over the past 11 million years? Give your response in cm / yr.
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Transcribed Image Text:SHINGTON
NEVADA
0
IDAHO
0 50 100
50 100
MONTANA
YELLOWSTONE HOT SPOT
DEFORMATION ZONES
(Ages in millions of years)
13.8
200
11
12.5
UTAH
300
500
6.2
10.3
0.5
2.0
-4.3
WYOMING
400
500 miles
1000 kilometers
The map above is of the state of Idaho with the Yellowstone Hot Spot track posted on it. Numbers indicate ages (in millions of years) of the Hot Spot at its various locations. Based on the Yellowstone Hot Spot track, what was the average rate that North American
Plate has moved over the past 11 million years? Give your response in cm / yr.
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