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 San Andreas Fault is moving 8 cm/yr, how long will it take for Los Angeles to travel 500 km north.

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Jesse Burton

Physics

15 March, 06:01

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 San Andreas Fault is moving 8 cm/yr, how long will it take for Los Angeles to travel 500 km north.

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Diet Coke · Answer 1

6250 000 Days

Explanation:

Given the information from the question. We have to calculate the time taken for San Andreas. Given that the velocity (v) is 8 cm/yr and the distance (d). We need to calculate the time taken. Thus, Time (t) = d/v = 500*103 / 8*10-2 = 6250 000 Days.

Therefore, the correct answer for this question is 6250 000 Days.