The San Andreas fault is still active today as the northwest moving

A) North American Plate grinds against the southwest moving Pacific Plate.
B) Pacific Plate grinds against the southwest moving North American Plate.


Answer: B

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A mercury barometer

A) is an open tube manometer. B) is a closed tube manometer. C) measures gauge pressure. D) is usually 760. cm tall. E) does not contain mercury.

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