People may have heard about San Andreas Fault because of the movie that was made with Dwayne Johnson, but know very little about it. In the film San Andreas creates an earthquake that splits the earth into two, but geologist Lucy Jone made a statement that part was fictional ("San Andreas": Fact or fiction?). It's an interesting topic to learn about from the formation, SAFOD project, and the earthquakes.
Around the world the earth's crust is featured into many pieces that we call tectonic plates. These plates move around the planet and have been for many years. The San Andreas Fault today is between two plates, which are North American Plate and the Pacific Plate. It’s location today is “Northern California southward to Cajon Pass near San Bernardino”(Lynch). In depth it reaches 20 miles down and extends 800 miles long (Lynch).
The San Andreas fault was formed by the tectonic plates and the plates move because they float on liquid mantle and when heat is risen they shift. When the pacific plate moved and touched the Northern American plate, it created the San Andreas Fault. San Andres Fault was formed twenty-eight million years ago, when California did not exist (Lynch). It’s a boundary between the north american plate and pacific …show more content…
If they were to sight the fault from above ground they would see the actual length of it and see valleys or lakes arranged in the area. San Andreas is classified as a right lateral strike-slip fault ("Earthquake Glossary."). When you were to look across the fault you would see the right block move towards you ("Earthquake Glossary."). Many don't even notice they came across the fault, but when they do they will notice different landforms (Lynch). Landforms like filled ponds, numerous stream channels crossing the fault and narrow ridges. Along the eight hundred mile fault contains small fragments of rocks
Around the world the earth's crust is featured into many pieces that we call tectonic plates. These plates move around the planet and have been for many years. The San Andreas Fault today is between two plates, which are North American Plate and the Pacific Plate. It’s location today is “Northern California southward to Cajon Pass near San Bernardino”(Lynch). In depth it reaches 20 miles down and extends 800 miles long (Lynch).
The San Andreas fault was formed by the tectonic plates and the plates move because they float on liquid mantle and when heat is risen they shift. When the pacific plate moved and touched the Northern American plate, it created the San Andreas Fault. San Andres Fault was formed twenty-eight million years ago, when California did not exist (Lynch). It’s a boundary between the north american plate and pacific …show more content…
If they were to sight the fault from above ground they would see the actual length of it and see valleys or lakes arranged in the area. San Andreas is classified as a right lateral strike-slip fault ("Earthquake Glossary."). When you were to look across the fault you would see the right block move towards you ("Earthquake Glossary."). Many don't even notice they came across the fault, but when they do they will notice different landforms (Lynch). Landforms like filled ponds, numerous stream channels crossing the fault and narrow ridges. Along the eight hundred mile fault contains small fragments of rocks