Describe the rates and directions of the plate motion at these four sets of locations of...
Describe the rates and directions of the plate motion at these four sets of locations of seafloor spreading/subduction (southern East Pacific Rise/Tonga, Antarctic-Indian Ridge/Java, East Pacific Rise/Japan, and mid-Atlantic Ridge/Caribbean)
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| Plates | Rate of plate motion | Direction |
| southern East Pacific Rise/Tonga | 6 inches per year | West-southwesterly direction |
| Antarctic-Indian Ridge/Java | 1.33 inches per year | Southeast |
| East Pacific Rise/Japan | 2.50 inches per year | West-southwesterly direction |
| mid-Atlantic Ridge/Caribbean | 0.8 inches per year | moving south |
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