Can a conservative plate boundary (passive or transform margin) also be a transform fault. I'm thinking of the San Andreas fault in California, USA. Is it a conservative margin or a transform fault or both? And is there a constructive margin running parellel to the west? Diagrams would be appreciated. Thanks for all your answers.
2007-05-29 06:23:54 · 3 answers · asked by Kaela 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
The san andreas faul is a transform plate boundary. It can also be called conservative because plate material is neither created or destroyed. Transform faults are the same as conservative plate boundaries.
Faults are pretty much cracks in the earths crust. These can create fault blocks, and it is the movement of these blocks that causes earthquakes.
2007-05-30 08:59:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Without having the expertise off the top of my head for the answers, here is the best information available via link on the San Andreas fault.
2007-05-29 08:57:31 · answer #2 · answered by Your Uncle Dodge! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
universal fault opposite fault Strike-slip fault universal- rocks on one fringe of rock airplane slip down with admire to different rock airplane opposite- One fringe of airplane is pushed up Strike-slip- rocks on opposite aspects of the fault airplane circulate horizonatally previous eachother. (San Andreas Fault)
2016-12-12 05:26:31 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋