Identify the true statement. choose one:
a. the north american plate is currently moving toward the northeast at about 5 meters per year.
b. plates move in response to only two mechanisms: the ridge-push force and the slab-pull force.
c. the direction of movement of the pacific plate changed about 47 million years ago, which created a bend in the hawaiian-emperor hot-spot track.
d. southwestern california and the baja peninsula are moving toward the southwest along the section of the pacific plate-north american plate boundary called the san andreas fault.

The true statement is as follow:

C. The direction of movement of the Pacific Plate changed about 47 million years ago, which created a bend in the Hawaiian-Emperor hot-spot track.

Explanation:

The option A is not correct as it states that the North American Plate is currently moving toward the northeast about 5 m per year as it is the wrong because it is moving 3 to 4 inches per year.The option B is also incorrect as the plates move in response to three mechanism but this option says that there are only two mechanism of movement of plate.The option C is correct as the direction of movement of the Pacific Plate changed about 47 million years ago due to which a bend was formed in the Hawaiian-Emperor hot-spot track.The option D is also incorrect as the Southwestern California and Baja Peninsula are not moving toward the southwest along the section of the Pacific Plate-North American Plate boundary called the San Andreas fault.

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