Comments on: Calculate the rate of movement, in cm/yr, of the Pacific plate if the island of Kauai is? http://www.hawaii-kauai.net/blog/kauai/calculate-the-rate-of-movement-in-cmyr-of-the-pacific-plate-if-the-island-of-kauai-is/122/ Kauai, Hawaii - real estate, vacation rentals, activities, tours, weddings and honeymoon vacations Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:56:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: A.Ganapathy India http://www.hawaii-kauai.net/blog/kauai/calculate-the-rate-of-movement-in-cmyr-of-the-pacific-plate-if-the-island-of-kauai-is/122/comment-page-1/#comment-186 A.Ganapathy India Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:48:34 +0000 http://www.hawaii-kauai.net/blog/kauai/calculate-the-rate-of-movement-in-cmyr-of-the-pacific-plate-if-the-island-of-kauai-is/122/#comment-186 The rate of movement of tectonic plates differ from place to place.But it is from 5 c.m.to 10 c.m per year only. The rate of movement of tectonic plates differ from place to place.But it is from 5 c.m.to 10 c.m per year only.

]]> By: Tom http://www.hawaii-kauai.net/blog/kauai/calculate-the-rate-of-movement-in-cmyr-of-the-pacific-plate-if-the-island-of-kauai-is/122/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Tom Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:48:28 +0000 http://www.hawaii-kauai.net/blog/kauai/calculate-the-rate-of-movement-in-cmyr-of-the-pacific-plate-if-the-island-of-kauai-is/122/#comment-185 Kellie has the mind of a teacher. She's right, but lets you actually solve the problem. Thank you, Kellie. Kellie has the mind of a teacher. She’s right, but lets you actually solve the problem. Thank you, Kellie.

]]> By: Kellie http://www.hawaii-kauai.net/blog/kauai/calculate-the-rate-of-movement-in-cmyr-of-the-pacific-plate-if-the-island-of-kauai-is/122/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Kellie Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:55:51 +0000 http://www.hawaii-kauai.net/blog/kauai/calculate-the-rate-of-movement-in-cmyr-of-the-pacific-plate-if-the-island-of-kauai-is/122/#comment-184 I won't solve it for you, but I will help you set up the problem! The rate of movement is like a velocity, or the speed of a car. All this problem is is a conversion, but with large numbers and unfamiliar units it can seem confusing. So lets look at the problem. The pacific plate is 4.7 million years old, or 4,700,000 years old. Kauai is an island of hawaii formed by volcanic hotspot activity. Its now 540 km away from the active hotspot, meaning the island has moved 540km away from the hotspot in 4,700,000 years. so if it moves 540km in 4,700,000 years, how many km does kauai move in one year. How many centimenters does it move in one year? Does that help you understand how to set up the problem? I won’t solve it for you, but I will help you set up the problem!

The rate of movement is like a velocity, or the speed of a car.

All this problem is is a conversion, but with large numbers and unfamiliar units it can seem confusing.

So lets look at the problem. The pacific plate is 4.7 million years old, or 4,700,000 years old. Kauai is an island of hawaii formed by volcanic hotspot activity. Its now 540 km away from the active hotspot, meaning the island has moved 540km away from the hotspot in 4,700,000 years.

so if it moves 540km in 4,700,000 years, how many km does kauai move in one year. How many centimenters does it move in one year?

Does that help you understand how to set up the problem?

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