a. Along with the transform faults there are little spread centres near the los Angeles which may spit off volcanic matter and hence we can expect volcanism near los Angeles in very short time geologically.
b. At present there is only presence of transform fault and ni spreading ridge near the los Angeles so there is no volcanism.
c. Distance between los Angeles and San Fransisco is 3 cm on the map.
The evolution of the San Andreas Fault System over the last 30 million years shown in...
The San Andreas Fault separates the Pacific plate from the North American plate. The Pacific plate moves northward relative to the North-American plate at a rate of 5.3 cmyear . Los Angeles rests on the Pacific plate whereas San Francisco is on the North American plate. Currently the distance between Los Angeles and San Francisco is about 460 km. How long will it take Los Angeles to be next to San Francisco? years