The San Andreas Fault is a transform fault separating the
A) westward moving North American Plate from the eastward moving Pacific ridge.
B) westward moving North American Plate from the southwest moving Pacific Plate.
C) Farallon Plate from the North American Plate.
D) eastern part of California from the Gulf of California.
Answer: B
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