Question

multiple-choice question
what direction is the cocos plate moving?
northwest
northeast
southwest
southeast
rewatch
tectonic plates
eurasian
plate
north american
plate
eurasian
plate
juan de
fuca plate
san andreas
fault
philippine
plate
pacific
plate
cocos
plate
south
american
plate
fiji plate
indian-australian
plate
antarctic
plate
antarctic
plate
scotia
plate
sandwich
plate
african
plate
destructive motion at
plate boundary
transform plate boundary
(transform fault)
divergent plate boundary
(usually broken by transform
faults along mid-ocean ridges)
convergent plate boundary
(subduction zone)
overriding
plate
subducting
plate
complex or uncertain
plate boundary
mantle
hot spot

Explanation:

The Cocos Plate is moving towards the northwest. On the tectonic plate map, the direction of plate movement is indicated by arrows. By observing the arrow direction near the Cocos Plate, it can be determined that it is moving northwest.

Answer:

Northwest