The San Andreas fault in California and the Alpine fault in New Zealand are good examples of ________.
A)convergent margins between oceanic plates
B)emergent ocean basins
C)divergent oceanic crust
D)transform faults that cut continental crust

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The San Andreas fault in California and the Alpine fault in New Zealand are both examples of transform faults that cut through continental crust. Transform faults occur where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally. In this case, the Pacific Plate is moving northwestward relative to the North American Plate along the San Andreas fault, and the Pacific Plate is moving westward relative to the Australian Plate along the Alpine fault.

The San Andreas Fault in California and the Alpine Fault