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Which of the following plates has the slowest rate of movement at less than 2.5 cm/year?1. Arctic Ridge2. East Pacific Ridge3. North American Plate4. Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Arctic Ridge

The correct answer is Arctic Ridge.

  • Arctic Ridge has the slowest rate of movement at less than 2.5 cm/year.
  • The Lomonosov Ridge is a part of the Arctic Ocean's continental crust.
  • The ridge is nearly 1800 km long and lays between the New Siberian Islands and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
  • The width, however, varies from 60 meters to 200 meters.
  • The Major plates of the earth are called primary plates: 
    • African Plate 
    • Antarctic Plate 
    • Indo-Australian Plate, sometimes subdivided into:
      • Indian Plate 
      • Australian Plate
    • Eurasian Plate
    • <liNorth American Plate
    • <liSouth American Plate, and
    • Pacific Plate. 


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