Two plates slide past each other in opposite directions at a ____ boundary.

Chemistry

2 answers:

DedPeter [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

Granite

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Kitty [74]3 years ago

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Answer: plate

Explanation: Plates grinding past each other in opposite directions create faults called transform faults. Powerful earthquakes often strike along these boundaries. The San Andreas Fault is a transform plate boundary that separates the North American Plate from the Pacific Plate.

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raketka [301]

Answer: Option (C) is the correct answer.

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