USGS CMG InfoBank: Transform Faults
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/school/moviepage/05.02.15.html

USGS Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology

A part of the United States Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geology (USGS CMG) Program, this site has a 72 second video clip taken from video 6 (Plate Dynamics) of the 'Earth Revealed' geocscience series produced by Annenberg/CPB Resources. This clip introduces the transform fault using the San Andreas as an example, and is archived and cross referenced in the CMG's InfoBank.

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Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)