What is it called when two plates slide past each other in opposite directions?

What is it called when two plates slide past each other in opposite directions?

  • Correct Answer: transform plate boundary
  • tectonic movement
  • plate divergence
  • transformation

Explanation: Two plates may slide past each other in opposite directions. This is called a transform plate boundary . The plates meet at a transform fault . As you might imagine, plates do not slide past each other easily. 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 common as offsets along mid-ocean ridges. They are very small compared to transform faults on land.

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