Responses
A lies directly over the Ring of Fire.lies directly over the Ring of Fire .
B lies on a continental plate that is falling under the oceanic plate it meets.lies on a continental plate that is falling under the oceanic plate it meets.
C the Pacific plate is moving northwest, scraping horizontally past North American plate.the Pacific plate is moving northwest, scraping horizontally past North American plate.
D the Pacific plate and the North American plate are meeting at a convergent plate boundary.the Pacific plate and the North American plate are meeting at a convergent plate boundary.
E the Pacific plate and the North American plate form a divergent plate boundary.
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The correct response is:
C: the Pacific plate is moving northwest, scraping horizontally past North American plate.
This describes the transform boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate, which is responsible for the frequent earthquakes in California, particularly along the San Andreas Fault.
