[DOC] [TLE] The San Andreas Fault System [PAR] Despite its benign name (Saint Andrew), the San Andreas fault is a violent and ... 
from slight tremors to cataclysmic upheavals and rupturing of Earth's surface. ... 
the Tehachapi Mountains, rock formations appear to have been displaced as ... 
These fractures branch and interlace in a swath two to eight miles wide along the
... [DOC] [TLE] The San Andreas Fault - USGS Publications Warehouse [PAR] Jan 11, 2013 ... The presence of the San Andreas fault was brought dramatically to world 
attention on April 18, 1906, when sudden displacement along the fault produced 
the great San ... Scientists have learned that the Earth's crust is fractured into a ... 
block on the opposite side would appear to have moved to the right. [DOC] [TLE] GS 104 Laboratory # 4 - Western Oregon University [PAR] Examine the National Geographic map entitled "The Earth's Fractured Surface" 
and answer k ' the following ... so, give an example. .... An average movement of 
about 5 meters along the San Andreas Fault was associated with the 1906 ... 
earthquakes have occurred in order to account for the total displacement? Show 
all. [DOC] [TLE] San Andreas - Geobulletin [PAR] California has a lot of potential for geological mayhem, with the San Andreas .... A 
fracture in the earth along which the sides are displaced; the San Andreas is a... [DOC] [TLE] earthquakes - Earth Science Australia [PAR] Even at this slow rate, over time movement can produce dramatic and deadly ... 
An example of a transform-fault plate boundary is the San Andreas fault, ... which 
are, faults along which the two sides of the fracture move with respect to each 
other. .... amplitude (of displacement, velocity and acceleration) and frequency of 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Earthquakes - Department of Physics - UC Santa Barbara [PAR] Heterogeneities: A study of how strength heterogeneities along the fault influence 
... This compressional stress will prevent the two sides of the earth from opening 
... For the San Andreas, the western Pacific plate (on which Santa Barbara sits) is 
... From a fracture point of view, there is a cohesive force that exists between the... [DOC] [TLE] ALERT :: About :: Earthquake [PAR] Some of the energy released dissipates as friction along the fault. ... Most of the 
earth's seismic energy is released at the boundaries of tectonic plates. ... A 
dramatic example of a convergent plate boundary is the continent-continent 
collision zone ... example of this type of plate boundary is the San Andreas fault 
in California. [DOC] [TLE] Plate Tectonics - Crystalinks [PAR] The lithosphere is broken up into what are called tectonic plates, in the case of 
Earth, there ... A good example of this type of plate boundary is the San Andreas 
Fault ... trench on the ocean side and a mountain range on the continental side. ... 
Resulting that through an in- and decrease of tension the earth's crust along the... [DOC] [TLE] Sample Chapter 3 - Plate Tectonics [PAR] THE SURFACE OF EARTH IS NOTABLE for its dramatic mountains, beautiful 
plains, and intricate ... tures, along with the locations of earthquakes and 
volcanoes, to explore the .... Mid-ocean ridges and their associated fracture 
zones encircle much ..... The San. Andreas transform fault extends from north of 
San. Francisco to. [DOC] [TLE] Earthquake Educator Guide - California Academy of Sciences [PAR] Studying the movement of Earth's crust tells us where most earthquakes will 
occur, but ... As we lift off for an aerial view of the narrow San Andreas. Fault, we... [DOC] [TLE] relationship between seismicity and geologic structure in the ... [PAR] temporary and that they represent likely candidates for future large earth- quakes. 
... has recently been documented along a part of the San Andreas fault in .... 
displacement on the Murray fracture zone has apparently been right-handed in 
the ... side of the Transverse Ranges in southern California is the Garlock fault, 
which... [DOC] [TLE] Living with Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest [PAR] These are examples of brittle fracture. ... The break is along the San Andreas 
Fault because it is relatively weak ... Road displaced to

Question: A fracture in the earth along which the sides are displaced; the San Andreas is a dramatic example
Answer: a fault