The rock from the islands went over top of the North American plate.

Because of the motion, he added, "the North American plate is being compressed like a spring."

As the North American plate moves over the spot, new volcanoes appear.

The North American plate was subducted under the chain of islands.

Along this line, the North American Plate has been rupturing.

A few hotspots are thought to exist below the North American Plate.

It was on the North American plate.

Also starting 150 million years ago was an increase in the westward drift rate of the North American Plate.

One group estimates that the peak vertical drop occurred 50km from shore, and lowered the North American plate by 2m.

These deposits were scraped off the top and accreted onto the North American Plate.

This means that an oceanic plate started to dive beneath the North American plate.

The microplate is expected to eventually become accreted to the North American Plate.

At the same time, the North American Plate is moving southwestward, but relatively southeast along the fault.

Most of the Mexican landmass rests on the westward moving North American plate.

Additionally, a component of compression is present as the North American Plate pushes toward the southwest.

Since North American plates have shorter texts than those in Europe, this is more difficult than it would seem.

These mountains were formed by an Orogeny effect of the North American Plate.

Also needed is a better understanding of the effects that the changing North American Plate had on the non-dinosaur vertebrates.

The North American Plate, is nowhere being subducted, yet it is in motion.

The final collision was when the African plate collided with the North American plate.

It separates the Juan de Fuca and North American plates.

How does strain accumulate and release at plate boundaries and within the North American plate?

Puerto Rico lies at the boundary between the Caribbean and North American plates.

The vast majority of North America is on the North American Plate.

The Pacific plate is moving northwest at about 2 inches a year, while the North American plate moves southeast.