plateMotion

P2050 predicate

Indicates the movement or displacement of a tectonic plate relative to other plates or a reference frame.

Aliases (10)
  • tectonicProcess ×13
  • relativePlateMotion ×4
  • motionRelativeToNorthAmericanPlate ×1
  • motionRelativeToSouthAmericanPlate ×1
  • movementDirectionAfterRifting ×1
  • movementRelativeToAfricanPlate ×1
  • movementRelativeToNazcaPlate ×1
  • plateMotionDirectionRecorded ×1
  • plateMotionRelativeToHotspot ×1
  • relativeMotionDirectionToSouthAmericanPlate ×1

Sample triples (27)
Subject Object
Aleutian Arc oceanic-oceanic subduction ("tectonicProcess")
Aleutian Trench Pacific Plate moving northwestward beneath North American Plate
Avalonia microcontinent northward ("movementDirectionAfterRifting")
Blanco Fracture Zone right-lateral ("relativePlateMotion")
Caribbean Plate northwestward ("motionRelativeToSouthAmericanPlate")
Caribbean Plate westward ("motionRelativeToNorthAmericanPlate")
Easter hotspot Pacific Plate moving over relatively stationary plume ("plateMotionRelativeToHotspot")
Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone between Caribbean Plate and North American Plate ("relativePlateMotion")
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain northwestward motion of Pacific Plate ("plateMotionDirectionRecorded")
Juan de Fuca Plate plate convergence ("tectonicProcess")
Juan de Fuca Plate seafloor spreading ("tectonicProcess")
Juan de Fuca Plate subduction ("tectonicProcess")
Mendocino Fracture Zone strike-slip motion ("tectonicProcess")
Mesozoic Era formation of modern continental configurations ("tectonicProcess")
Mesozoic Era opening of the Atlantic Ocean ("tectonicProcess")
Mesozoic Era rifting of Pangaea ("tectonicProcess")
Nazca Plate eastward ("relativeMotionDirectionToSouthAmericanPlate")
Pamir–Tien Shan mountain system continental collision ("tectonicProcess")
Pamir–Tien Shan mountain system intraplate deformation ("tectonicProcess")
Puerto Rico Trench oblique convergence between North American and Caribbean plates
Septentrional-Oriente fault zone right-lateral ("relativePlateMotion")
South American Plate eastward overriding Nazca Plate ("movementRelativeToNazcaPlate")
South American Plate westward away from African Plate ("movementRelativeToAfricanPlate")
South Scotia Ridge subduction and transcurrent motion ("tectonicProcess")
Southern Uplands terrane subduction-accretion ("tectonicProcess")
Southern Uplands terrane thrust stacking ("tectonicProcess")
Sovanco Fracture Zone right-lateral ("relativePlateMotion")

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