Question:
Arrange the following tectonic plates of world from North to South:
(1) Scotia plate
(2) Cocos plate
(3) Nazca plate
(4) Juan De Fuca plate
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) (1), (3), (2), (4)
(B) (4), (3), (2), (1)
(C) (4), (2), (3), (1)
(D) (4), (2), (1), (3)
Answer : (C) (4), (2), (3), (1)
The correct arrangement of these tectonic plates from North to South is Juan de Fuca plate, Cocos plate, Nazca plate, and Scotia plate.
Geographical Locations
Here are the locations of each plate, which confirms the North-to-South order.
- (4) Juan de Fuca plate 🌎 (North America)
- This is the northernmost plate, located off the west coast of the United States (Washington, Oregon) and Canada.
- (2) Cocos plate 🌎 (Central America)
- Situated south of the Juan de Fuca plate, it’s an oceanic plate in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Central America.
- (3) Nazca plate 🌎 (South America)
- Located south of the Cocos plate, this plate is in the eastern Pacific off the west coast of South America.
- (1) Scotia plate 🥶 (Antarctica/South Atlantic)
- This is the southernmost plate, found in the South Atlantic/Southern Ocean between South America and Antarctica.