Which one of the following regarding the San Andreas Fault in California is true?
a.) a sliver of continent west of the fault is moving northward with the Pacific plate
b.) the North American plate is slowly moving northward with respect to the continental fragment west of the fault
c.) a sliver of land west of the fault is sinking under the North American plate
d.) continental crust east of the fault is moving east with the North American plate
Ans: a.) a sliver of continent west of the fault is moving northward with the Pacific plate
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