What type of plate tectonic boundary lies north of the San Andreas, off the coast of northernmost California and Oregon?
Select one:
a. Transform
b. Convergent
c. Divergent
d. Hot Spot
Which type of plate boundary exists beyond the southern tip of the San Andreas, in the Gulf of California?
Select one:
a. Convergent
b. Transform
c. Divergent
d. Hot spot
Which of the following SF Bay Area earthquake faults currently poses the greatest hazard to the public?
Select one:
a. Greenville / Concord fault
b. San Andreas fault
c. San Gregorio fault
d. Calaveras fault
e. Hayward / Rodgers Creek fault
In total, about how much relative strike-slip motion can we estimate has occurred along the San Andreas fault?
Hint: the answer comes from Pinnacles and the Neenatch volcanics.
Select one:
a. ~300 miles
b. ~200 miles
c. At least 350 miles
d. ~250 miles
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