2007-03-11 01:14:00 · 5 answers · asked by JUDY T 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The San Andreas Fault is the cause of all the earthquakes in California. Tectonic plates are chunks of the earth's crust. California lies on a transform fault., where two of these plates are sliding past each other. Because of this, friction forms between the two plates. This causes a stress to be stored in the rocks (in the form of potential energy). When this stress exceeds a certain point, the release of this the stress causes earthquakes.
2007-03-11 04:36:16 · answer #1 · answered by cloudprincess92 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
san andreas fault line..that runs along california..
is actually two plates that cause shifting movments....
plate tectonics...that's an earthquake.
plates are constantly moving all over the world..the only time we will feel it is when the movements are large enough...
which we measure by a richter scale.
the san andreas fault line is visible..
and looks like a huge scar.
2007-03-11 09:24:08 · answer #2 · answered by manhattanmaryanne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
St. Andreas fault
2007-03-11 09:17:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tectonic movement
2007-03-11 09:18:36 · answer #4 · answered by dogsafire 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fat folk farting.
2007-03-11 09:21:57 · answer #5 · answered by Oliver T4 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋