The San Andreas Fault Was Created

question 97

Multiple Choice

The San Andreas Fault was created

• A)during the Cenozoic.
• B)by the collision of the eastward moving North American Plate and the Pacific ridge.
• C)by the same tectonic activity that formed the Gulf of California.
• D)by Cenozoic tectonic activity that also formed the Gulf of California as the North American Plate collided with the Pacific ridge.

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