There are three types of plate boundaries:1.Convergent boundary- where two plates come together. 2. Divergent boundaries-when two plates move away from each other & 3. Transform boundary when two plates silde past each other horizontally. read more
The San Andreas Fault connects two divergent fault boundaries in the north and south. It runs most of the length of California and into the ocean. Transform fault boundaries are one of three primary plate boundary types. read more
2. Divergent boundaries-when two plates move away from each other & 3. Transform boundary when two plates silde past each other horizontally. San Andreas fault is on the boundary of Pacific plate (west) & North American plate(east). It is a transform type of plate boudary. read more
The San Andreas fault zone in California is a transform fault that connects the East Pacific Rise, a divergent boundary to the south, with the South Gorda -- Juan de Fuca -- Explorer Ridge, another divergent boundary to the north. read more