Lithospheric plates slide past each other. In California, the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate are sliding past each other along the San Andreas Fault. A fault is a â¦ crack or break in Earth's crust along which movement has occured. The average rate of movement along the San Andreas Fault is five centimeters per year.
Medical scientists usually need a doctorate degree in biological science. Some medical scientists have medical degrees. Medical scientists typically complete courses in biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, mathematics, and computer science.
Note that in the life sciences at U.S. institutions, you do NOT need to complete a Master's degree before pursuing a Doctoral degree. The most common Doctoral degrees pursued by microbiologists are Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), and combined MD-PhD degrees.