If the San Andreas Fault continues its current motion, the city of Los Angeles will eventually lie next to San Francisco. The motion would best be described as a:

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The San Andreas Fault is a right-lateral strike-slip fault, meaning that as you stand on one side of the fault and look across it, the opposite side moves to the right. This motion is what causes the relative movement of land masses on either side of the fault, including the gradual movement of Los Angeles towards San Francisco.

If the San Andreas Fault Continues Its Current Motion, the City