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Explain why there is no clearly define boundary between the Pacific plate and the North American plate?
There is a clearly defined boundary. Part of that boundary is called the San Andreas Fault.
What kind of Plate boundary is in japan?
Japan is at the meeting place of four tectonic plates: The Pacific Plate, The Eurasian Plates, The Philippine Plate, and the Okhotsk Plate (sometimes considered part of the North American Plate).
What is the name of the part of the plate boundary that passes through California?
actually it is not a plate boundary it is a fault a strike slip fault -les bois student014
Why is it difficult to distinguish the boundary between the North American plate and the Pacific plate?
It is because the boundary in many places is actually inland and appears to be part of the continental land mass. It is not, however, welded to the North American Plate, moving independently of it.
What is part of a transform plate boundary A The Marianas Trench B The Mid-Atlantic Ridge C The Andes Mountains D The San Andreas Fault?
The San Andreas Fault is part of a transform plate boundary.
What type of boundary where one plate slides under another?
It is a convergent boundary, where two plates move towards/collide/converge into each other. The lighter plate will then float above the denser plate. The part of the denser plate which sank will subduct then melt and become a magma chamber.This boundary is also known as a destructive boundary.
What is the plate boundary of the san Andreas fault?
A transform boundary.
Is death valley a divergent plate boundary?
No. Death Valley is near a transform plate boundary, but is not directly related to it. Death Valley is part of the Basin and Range province of North America. This province is an area of crustal extension not associated with any particular plate boundary.
What tectonic plate is Nigeria on?
South Africa is on what is known as the African plate, which is sometimes called the Nubian plate. Part of Africa is on what is known as the Somali plate, and South Africa lies along part of the boundary.
What type of plate boundary is between the North American and the Pacific plates?
It is a transform boundary.
What type of convergent plate boundary is found along the southern part of the Himalayas?
Subduction
What continent is Fiji a part of?
Fiji is not part of any continent. It is a group of islands about 2,700 kilometers from Brisbane, on the east coast of the Australian continent, but it is part of Australia.Fiji is considered to be part of the region of Oceania, which is also not a continent.To read more about Fiji on Answers.com, click on the Related Link.Fiji is usually considered to be part of Australia/Oceania.
