Multiple Choice
At the San Andreas fault, the Pacific Plate is moving northwest relative to the southeast moving North American Plate. Therefore, movement along the San Andreas is:
A) compressional
B) tensional
C) right-lateral
D) left-lateral
E) vertical
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