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On what two plates is most of the US?
Most of the US is on the North American Plate, which covers the majority of the continent. Some areas on the west coast, including California, are on the Pacific Plate, which runs along the Pacific Ocean.
What are the seven major lithospheric plates?
1. Pacific Plate2. North American plate3. South American Plate4.African Plate5. Eurasian plate6. Australian plateand last but not least7. Antarctic plate
Is the Pacific plate colliding with North American or spreading?
That depends on the section you are looking at. Along much of California the plates are neither colliding nor separating, but sliding past one another. Along the southern coast of Alaska, they are colliding.
What direction is the pacific plate moving relative to the north American plate?
north-northwest
What is the plate boundary of mt pavlof of Alaska?
Mount Pavlof in Alaska is located along the boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. The subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the North American Plate in this region leads to volcanic activity, resulting in the formation of Mount Pavlof.
What type of plate movement is happening at the edge of the Pacific and North American Plate?
The Pacific Plate is sliding horizontally past the North American Plate along a transform boundary. This type of movement is responsible for frequent earthquakes in regions like California.
Why are there earthquakes in the region of pacific plate and north America plan despite the absence of volcanoes?
The Pacific plate is sliding past the North American plate.Both move in same direction, but the Pacific plate is moving faster.The result is earthquakes now and then-but no volcanoes.
Is the pacific ocean on the north American plate?
no its on the pacific plate
What description is The pacific plate is sliding past the North American plate?
True or False? Rocks in the oceans are much older than the rocks found on the continents.
What kind of tectonic boundary is found in Washington state and around most of the pacific ocean?
It's a subduction zone. The Pacific Plate to the west is sliding under the North American plate to the east.
What is happening to the plate that is connected to Japan and California?
The Pacific Plate is subducting beneath the North American Plate along the Japan Trench, causing earthquakes and volcanic activity in Japan. Along the San Andreas Fault, the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate are sliding past each other horizontally, leading to earthquakes in California.
Where is San Andres Fault located?
The San Andreas Fault is the sliding boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. It slices California in two from Cape Mendocino to the Mexican border. San Diego, Los Angeles and Big Sur are on the Pacific Plate. San Francisco, Sacramento and the Sierra Nevada are on the North American Plate.
What is located in the Pacific-North American Plate Boundary?
For the most part, the boundary between the North American and Pacific Plates is a transform boundary, where two plates are sliding and grinding past each other. by pm of 10 d 33
What plate boundary is san Francisco located on?
San Francisco is located on the boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate, known as the San Andreas Fault. This is a transform plate boundary, where the two plates are sliding past each other horizontally.
What tectonic process is ongoing between Baja California and the Mexico?
Baja California is on the Pacific Plate and across the Gulf of California, the rest of Mexico is on the North American plate. Both plates are sliding, in a way that the Pacific Plate is moving to the northwest while the North American Plate is moving southeast. This is called a transform boundary between both plates.
What fault is located between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate?
The fault between the North American plate and the Pacific plate is the San Andreas Fault.
What are the two tectonics plates in California?
The Southern part of California is on the Pacific plate and the Northern part of California is on the North American plate.
