The San Andreas Fault, Traversing Coastal California, Forms What Type

question 64

Multiple Choice

The San Andreas Fault, traversing coastal California, forms what type of plate boundary?

• A)subduction zone
• B)transform fault
• C)colliding plate boundary
• D)divergent plate boundary
• E)divergent plate boundary and subduction zone

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