If the rate of movement along a fault is known, the amount of offset over a period

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If the rate of movement along a fault is known, the amount of offset over a period of time can be calculated. The basic relationship is

Rate = distance/time

Movement along the San Andreas Fault is about 3.5 cm/yr. If a fence were built across the fault in 2005, how far apart would the two sections of the by-then-broken fence be in 2025?

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Conceptual Physical Science

ISBN: 978-0134060491

6th edition

Authors: Paul G. Hewitt, John A. Suchocki, Leslie A. Hewitt

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