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The San Andreas Fault separates the northwest-moving Pacific Plate, on which Los Angeles sits, from the North American Plate, on which San Francisco sits. If the plates slide past each other at a rate of 3.7 cm/year, how long will it take the two cities to form one large city? (The present distance between Los Angeles and San Francisco is 600 km.)

Name: the san andreas fault separates the northwest moving pacific plate on which los angeles sits from the north american plate on which san francisco sits if the plates slide past each other at 82279
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Description: the san andreas fault separates the northwest moving pacific plate on which los angeles sits from the north american plate on which san francisco sits if the plates slide past each other at 82279

          The San Andreas Fault separates the northwest-moving Pacific Plate, on which Los Angeles sits, from the North American Plate, on which San Francisco sits. If the plates slide past each other at a rate of 3.7 cm/year, how long will it take the two cities to form one large city? (The present distance between Los Angeles and San Francisco is 600 km.)

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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Solved by Expert Hubert Agamasu

11/22/2021

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Given that the present distance between Los Angeles and San Francisco is 600 km, and they are moving towards each other at a rate of 3.7 cm/year, we need to convert the distance to centimeters. 600 km = 600,000 meters = 60,000,000 cm Show more…

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The San Andreas Fault separates the northwest-moving Pacific Plate, on which Los Angeles sits, from the North American Plate, on which San Francisco sits. If the plates slide past each other at a rate of 3.7 cm/year, how long will it take the two cities to form one large city? (The present distance between Los Angeles and San Francisco is 600 km.)