The San Andreas Fault, traversing coastal California, forms what type of plate boundary?
A)subduction zone
B)transform fault
C)colliding plate boundary
D)divergent plate boundary
E)divergent plate boundary and subduction zone

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The San Andreas Fault forms a transform boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate, where the two plates slide past each other horizontally. This movement can cause earthquakes, as the plates build up stress and then suddenly release it.

The San Andreas Fault, Traversing Coastal California, Forms What Type