What type of plate boundary does california straddle

Assignment 3 (Fall 2017)

Dr. Zelalem Bedaso Date: Sep 29, 2017

Plate Tectonics Part I

1. What are the three types of plate boundaries? In detail, explain plate interactions/motions at each plate boundary and indicate whether the plate margin is constructive, destructive or neither?

2. What type of plate boundary or boundaries is/are found in or near: a. The San Francisco, CA area b. Iceland c. Indonesia d. The Red Sea e. Northern India f. The Aleutian Islands

3. What type of plate boundary is nearest to your campus?

Part II Many people have heard that California will one day “fall into the ocean.” Is there any scientific evidence to support this claim? What do scientists know about the geological future of California? In this assignment you will investigate these questions. Read through the websites below -they focus on the geological past, present, and future of California: http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq3/contents.html http://seismo.berkeley.edu/faq/california.html http://geology.com/articles/san-andreas-fault.shtml Be sure to click on the links within these pages. Using these websites and others answer the following questions in detail:

1. What type of plate boundary does California straddle? 2. How are the plates on either side of this boundary currently moving? 3. What type of geological activity is resulting from this motion? 4. Based on current motion along the plate boundary, what is the predicted geological future

of California?

Based on your research, answer the question posed at the beginning of this assignment – Will California eventually “fall into the ocean”? Total – 20 points Due date: Oct 10, 2017 at 5:00 PM Submit only through Isidore, No e-mail submission!!