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") → |