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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