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How big are the spaces in tectonic plate faults?

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RE: I would like to see the Earth's insides, and have been thinking why not use plate boundaries to go. I'm afraid you've been watching too many movies. Hollywood is NOTORIOUS for mangling reality — especially scientific reality. read more

I have personally stuck my finger into a trace of the San Andreas fault where it goes to sea just south of San Francisco in Mussel Rock Park. Note my use of the word “finger”. I put my finger in there to pull out some “gouge”, the ground up rock between the two sides. read more

Plate tectonics is a scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of seven large plates and the movements of a larger number of smaller plates of the Earth’s lithosphere, since tectonic processes began on Earth between 3 and 3.5 billion years ago. read more

All faults are related to the movement of Earth's tectonic plates. The biggest faults mark the boundary between two plates. Seen from above, these appear as broad zones of deformation, with many faults braided together. read more

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Mr. Stevenson's Gr. 7 Earth Materials
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