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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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