Which two plates meet along the west coast of the usa?
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For the two plates that meet along the west coast of the usa, which one is on the west side? For the two plates that meet along the west coast of the usa, which one is on the east side?
Pacific Plate the Pacific Plate
North American Plate the North American Plate
San Andreas Fault List of tectonic plate interactions
two plates meet along the west coast of the usa plate tectonic california
List of tectonic plate interactions South American Plate North American Plate Nazca Plate Juan de Fuca Plate Triple junction East Pacific Rise Farallon Plate Cocos Plate Caribbean Plate
Tectonic <b>plate</b> interactions are of three different basic types: Divergent 
boundaries are areas ... Subduction zones occur where an oceanic <b>plate meets</b> a 
continental <b>plate</b> ... 1 Divergent boundaries; <b>2</b> Convergent boundaries (
subduction zone) ... South <b>American Plate in the west</b> from the Eurasian <b>Plate</b> 
and African <b>Plate in</b>&nbsp;... Approximate area, 43,600,000 km<sup><b>2</b></sup> (16,800,000 sq mi). Movement<sup>1</sup>, West. 
Speed<sup>1</sup>, 27–34 mm (1.1–1.3 <b>in</b>)/year. Features, South <b>America</b>, Atlantic Ocean. <sup>1</sup>
Relative to the African <b>Plate</b>. The South <b>American Plate</b> is a major tectonic <b>plate</b> 
which includes the continent of South ... At the Chile Triple Junction, near the 
<b>west coast</b> of the Taitao–Tres Montes&nbsp;... The North <b>American Plate</b> is a tectonic <b>plate</b> covering most of North <b>America</b>, 
Greenland, Cuba, the Bahamas, extreme northeastern Asia, and parts of Iceland 
and the Azores. With an area of 76,000,000 km<sup><b>2</b></sup> (29,000,000 sq mi), it is the 
Earth&#39;s second ... <b>On</b> its <b>western</b> edge, the Farallon <b>Plate</b> has been subducting 
under the North&nbsp;... The Nazca <b>Plate</b>, or Nasca <b>Plate</b>, named after the Nazca region of southern Peru, 
is an oceanic tectonic <b>plate in</b> the eastern Pacific Ocean basin off the <b>west coast</b> 
of South <b>America</b>. ... at the southern coast of Chile. Here three tectonic <b>plates</b> 
<b>meet</b>: the Nazca <b>Plate</b>, the South <b>American Plate</b>, and the Antarctic <b>Plate</b>. The Juan de Fuca <b>Plate</b> is a tectonic <b>plate</b> generated from the Juan de Fuca 
Ridge that is subducting under the northerly portion of the <b>western side</b> of the 
North <b>American Plate</b> at the Cascadia subduction zone. ... The Juan de Fuca 
<b>Plate</b> is bounded <b>on</b> the south by the Blanco Fracture Zone (running northwest off 
the coast of&nbsp;... A triple junction is the point where the boundaries of three tectonic <b>plates meet</b>. At 
the triple ... <b>In plate</b> tectonics theory during the breakup of a continent, three 
divergent boundaries form, radiating out from a central point (the ... <b>On the west</b> 
<b>coast</b> of North <b>America</b> is another unstable triple junction offshore of Cape 
Mendocino. The East Pacific Rise is a mid-oceanic ridge, a divergent tectonic <b>plate</b> boundary 
located <b>along</b> the floor of the Pacific Ocean. It separates the Pacific <b>Plate</b> to the 
<b>west</b> from (north to south) the North <b>American Plate</b>, ... <b>On</b> the eastern <b>side</b> of the 
rise the eastward moving Cocos and Nazca <b>plates meet</b> the westward moving&nbsp;... The Farallon <b>Plate</b> was an ancient oceanic <b>plate</b> that began subducting under the 
<b>west coast</b> of the North <b>American Plate</b>—then located <b>in</b> modern Utah—as&nbsp;... The Cocos <b>Plate</b> is a young oceanic tectonic <b>plate</b> beneath the Pacific Ocean off 
the <b>west coast</b> of Central <b>America</b>, named for Cocos Island, which rides upon it. 
The Cocos <b>Plate</b> was created approximately 23 million years ago when the 
Farallon <b>Plate</b> broke into <b>two</b> pieces, which also created the Nazca <b>Plate</b>. ... The 
Cocos <b>Plate</b> was created by sea floor spreading <b>along</b> the East Pacific&nbsp;... The Caribbean <b>Plate</b> is a mostly oceanic tectonic <b>plate</b> underlying Central 
<b>America</b> and the Caribbean Sea off the north <b>coast</b> ... Approximate area, 
3,300,000 km<sup>2</sup> ... The <b>western</b> portion of the <b>plate</b> is occupied by Central <b>America</b>
. The Cocos <b>Plate in</b> the Pacific Ocean is subducted beneath the Caribbean <b>Plate</b>
, just off the&nbsp;...
San Andreas Fault Gorda Plate Tanya Atwater Farallon Plate Pacific Plate Mendocino Triple Junction Cascadia subduction zone Ring of Fire Franciscan Complex North American Plate
The San Andreas Fault is a continental transform fault that extends roughly 1,200 
kilometers (750 mi) through <b>California</b>. It forms the <b>tectonic</b> boundary between the 
Pacific <b>Plate</b> and the North&nbsp;... The Gorda <b>Plate</b>, located beneath the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northern 
<b>California</b>, is one ... Unlike most <b>tectonic plates</b>, the Gorda <b>Plate</b> experiences 
significant intraplate deformation inside its boundaries. Numerous faults have 
been&nbsp;... Tanya Atwater (Born 1942) is an American geophysicist and marine geologist, 
who specializes in <b>plate tectonics</b>. She is particularly renowned for her early 
research on the <b>plate tectonic</b> ... Atwater, T., 1998, <b>Plate Tectonic</b> History of 
Southern <b>California</b> with emphasis on the Western Transverse Ranges and 
Santa Rosa&nbsp;... The Farallon <b>Plate</b> was an ancient oceanic <b>plate</b> that began subducting under the 
west coast of the North American <b>Plate</b>—then located in modern Utah—as 
Pangaea broke apart during the Jurassic period. It is named for the Farallon 
Islands, which are located just west of San Francisco, <b>California</b>. ... &quot;Under 
<b>California</b>: An ancient <b>tectonic plate</b>&quot;. Features, Baja <b>California</b>, Hawaii, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean. <sup>1</sup>Relative to the 
African <b>Plate</b>. The Pacific <b>Plate</b> is an oceanic <b>tectonic plate</b> that lies beneath the 
Pacific Ocean. At 103 million&nbsp;... The Mendocino Triple Junction (MTJ) is the point where the Gorda <b>plate</b>, the 
North American <b>plate</b>, and the Pacific <b>plate</b> meet, in the Pacific Ocean near Cape 
Mendocino in northern <b>California</b>. ... This instigates different <b>tectonic</b> processes, 
which include surficial uplift, crustal deformation, intense seismic activity, high 
heat&nbsp;... The Cascadia subduction zone is a convergent <b>plate</b> boundary that stretches 
from northern ... <b>Tectonic</b> processes active in the Cascadia subduction zone 
region include accretion, subduction, deep ... in southern Cascadia within the 
subducting Gorda <b>Plate</b>, near the Mendocino Triple Junction offshore of northern 
<b>California</b>. The Ring of Fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many 
earthquakes and ... The Ring of Fire is a direct result of <b>plate tectonics</b>: the 
movement and ... The famous and very active San Andreas Fault zone of 
<b>California</b> is a&nbsp;... &quot;Geology and <b>plate</b>-<b>tectonic</b> Development&quot;. The San Andreas Fault System, 
<b>California</b>-U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. 1515: 61–82. ^&nbsp;... The North American <b>Plate</b> is a <b>tectonic plate</b> covering most of North America, 
Greenland, Cuba, ... The Gulf is underlain by the Gulf of <b>California</b> Rift Zone, a 
series of rift basins and transform fault segments between the northern end of the 
East&nbsp;...
San Andreas Fault Queen Charlotte Fault
North American Plate