Two plates may slide past each other in opposite directions, this is called what?

• Correct Answer: transform plate boundary
• shearing plate boundary
• downstream plate boundary
• earthquake

Explanation: Two plates may slide past each other in opposite directions. This is called a transform plate boundary. These plate boundaries experience massive earthquakes. The world’s best known transform fault is the San Andreas Fault in California ( Figure below ). At this fault, the Pacific and North American plates grind past each other. Transform plate boundaries are most common as offsets along mid-ocean ridges.

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