for the two plates that meet along the west coast of the usa, pacific plate is on the east side.
for the two plates that meet along the west coast of the usa, pacific plate is on the east side.
for the two plates that meet along the west coast of the usa, which one is on the east side?
pacific plate
the vast majority of north america is located on the north american plate, centered on the laurentia craton. parts of california and western mexico form the partial edge of the pacific plate; the two plates meet along the san andreas fault. the southern portion of the caribbean and parts of central america compose the much smaller caribbean plate.
geography of north america
section::::physical characteristics.:tectonic plates.









































earth's mechanically rigid outer layer, the lithosphere, is divided into tectonic plates. these plates are rigid segments that move relative to each other at one of three boundaries types: at convergent boundaries, two plates come together; at divergent boundaries, two plates are pulled apart; and at transform boundaries, two plates slide past one another laterally. along these plate boundaries, earthquakes, volcanic activity, mountain-building, and oceanic trench formation can occur. the tectonic plates ride on top of the asthenosphere, the solid but less-viscous part of the upper mantle that can flow and move along with the plates.
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