Tectonic plates are large segments of the Earth's crust that move slowly. Suppose one such plate has an average speed of 2.5cm per year. What distance does it move in 8 seconds at this speed? What is it's speed in miles per million years?

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Tectonic plates are large segments of the Earth's crust that move slowly. Suppose one such plate has an average speed of 2.5cm per year. What distance does it move in 8 seconds at this speed? What is it's speed in miles per million years? 

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