Tectonics lab

Plate Motion Lab

Plate speed · direction · geologic time · displacement

Learning outcomeConnect slow plate motion with large geologic changes over time.

Interactive model

Convergent

Plate speed35 mm/yrTime2 million yrBoundary type

Relative displacement70.0 km

BoundaryConvergent

Scalegeologic time

1 mm/yr × 1 Myr = 1 km