What type of plate boundary is located off the coast of Oregon?

Select one:

a. Transform boundary

b. Ocean-ocean convergent boundary

c. Ocean-continent convergent boundary

d. Divergent boundary

e. Continent-continent convergent boundary

Near the coast of Oregon, Washington, Canada, and Alaska is located the Juan de la Fuca plate. This is a convergent plate boundary that has caused severely strong earthquakes. This type of plate is a subduction zone since it subducts from North America under what's left of the Farallon oceanic plate.

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What type of plate boundary is located off the coast of Oregon? Select one: a. Transform boundary b. Ocean-ocean convergent boundary c. Ocean-continent convergent boundary d. Divergent boundary e. Continent-continent convergent boundary

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What type of plate boundary is located off the coast of Oregon?

Select one:

a. Transform boundary

b. Ocean-ocean convergent boundary

c. Ocean-continent convergent boundary

d. Divergent boundary

e. Continent-continent convergent boundary