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Transform faults (orange) form because the axis of Alaska seafloor spreading on the surface of a sphere cannot follow a smoothly curving Aleutian Trench line. The motion of two di- verging lithospheric plates (arrows) rotates about an imaginary axis extending through Earth. Queen Charlotte Fault Canada Juan de Fuca- Ridge Cascadian Subduction Zone Mendocino Fracture Zone NORTH AMERICAN PLÄTE San Andreas Fault Gulf of California Mexico PACIFIC PLATE Rivera Fault East Pacific Rise сосos PLATE b A long transform plate boundary, which indludes California's San Andreas Fault. Note the offset plate boundaries caused by divergence on a sphere. California's San Andreas Fault, a transform fault. The fault trace is clearly visible between the arrows in this photograph taken south of San Francisco. The fault takes its name from San Andreas Lake, visible near the center of the photograph. The large landfill is the site of San Francisco International Airport. Figure 3.25 Transform faults. Tom Gar ison Buj weejebebuego O Cengaga Learning

Transform faults (orange) form because the axis of Alaska seafloor spreading on the surface of a sphere cannot follow a smoothly curving Aleutian Trench line. The motion of two di- verging lithospheric plates (arrows) rotates about an imaginary axis extending through Earth. Queen Charlotte Fault Canada Juan de Fuca- Ridge Cascadian Subduction Zone Mendocino Fracture Zone NORTH AMERICAN PLÄTE San Andreas Fault Gulf of California Mexico PACIFIC PLATE Rivera Fault East Pacific Rise сосos PLATE b A long transform plate boundary, which indludes California's San Andreas Fault. Note the offset plate boundaries caused by divergence on a sphere. California's San Andreas Fault, a transform fault. The fault trace is clearly visible between the arrows in this photograph taken south of San Francisco. The fault takes its name from San Andreas Lake, visible near the center of the photograph. The large landfill is the site of San Francisco International Airport. Figure 3.25 Transform faults. Tom Gar ison Buj weejebebuego O Cengaga Learning

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Figure (c) is a bit small, but perhaps you can see the marked difference between the terrain and vegetation on the west (top) side of the San Andreas Fault and the east (bottom) side. Why do you think that difference exists?

Transform faults (orange) form because the axis of Alaska seafloor spreading on the surface of a sphere cannot follow a smoothly curving Aleutian Trench line. The motion of two di- verging lithospheric plates (arrows) rotates about an imaginary axis extending through Earth. Queen Charlotte Fault Canada Juan de Fuca- Ridge Cascadian Subduction Zone Mendocino Fracture Zone NORTH AMERICAN PLÄTE San Andreas Fault Gulf of California Mexico PACIFIC PLATE Rivera Fault East Pacific Rise сосos PLATE b A long transform plate boundary, which indludes California's San Andreas Fault. Note the offset plate boundaries caused by divergence on a sphere. California's San Andreas Fault, a transform fault. The fault trace is clearly visible between the arrows in this photograph taken south of San Francisco. The fault takes its name from San Andreas Lake, visible near the center of the photograph. The large landfill is the site of San Francisco International Airport. Figure 3.25 Transform faults. Tom Gar ison Buj weejebebuego O Cengaga Learning
Transcribed Image Text:Transform faults (orange) form because the axis of Alaska seafloor spreading on the surface of a sphere cannot follow a smoothly curving Aleutian Trench line. The motion of two di- verging lithospheric plates (arrows) rotates about an imaginary axis extending through Earth. Queen Charlotte Fault Canada Juan de Fuca- Ridge Cascadian Subduction Zone Mendocino Fracture Zone NORTH AMERICAN PLÄTE San Andreas Fault Gulf of California Mexico PACIFIC PLATE Rivera Fault East Pacific Rise сосos PLATE b A long transform plate boundary, which indludes California's San Andreas Fault. Note the offset plate boundaries caused by divergence on a sphere. California's San Andreas Fault, a transform fault. The fault trace is clearly visible between the arrows in this photograph taken south of San Francisco. The fault takes its name from San Andreas Lake, visible near the center of the photograph. The large landfill is the site of San Francisco International Airport. Figure 3.25 Transform faults. Tom Gar ison Buj weejebebuego O Cengaga Learning
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