The ________ in California is the boundary between the North American and Pacific plates.

a. Sierra Nevada frontal fault
b. San Andreas strike-slip fault
c. San Luis Obispo thrust fault
d. San Francisco normal fault


Ans: b. San Andreas strike-slip fault

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