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Zorluk: KolayEarth's Interior and Plate Tectonics

The San Andreas Fault in California is a major geological feature where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past one another without creating or destroying crust. Which type of plate boundary does this represent?

  1. A
    Divergent boundary
  2. B
    Convergent boundary
  3. Transform boundaryCevap
  4. D
    Subduction zone

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Transform boundary
Transform boundaries are characterized by tectonic plates grinding horizontally past each other along strike-slip faults. Crust is neither created nor destroyed at these margins. The San Andreas Fault is one of the world's most famous examples of a transform plate boundary.

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1
Identify the relative motion described in the stem.
The tectonic plates are sliding horizontally past one another without forming or consuming crust.
Different plate boundaries are classified primarily by the direction of relative plate motion.
2
Match the observed horizontal lateral motion to the corresponding boundary classification.
A transform boundary (or strike-slip fault) is defined by lateral horizontal motion.
Divergent boundaries pull apart, convergent boundaries collide, and transform boundaries slide past each other.

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Plate Tectonic Boundary Classifications
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