GENERAL GEOLOGY

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GEOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Fault occurring in regions where parallel, lithospheric plates slide past each other.
A
continental drift
B
rift community
C
escarpments
D
transform fault
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When oceanic or continental plates slide past each other in opposite directions, or move in the same direction but at different speeds, a transform fault boundary is formed. No new crust is created or subducted, and no volcanoes form, but earthquakes occur along the fault.

Detailed explanation-2: -Oceanic transform faults are long-term stable features and are intrinsic elements of the spreading process (Gerya, 2010, 2012). They are also present in continental lithosphere, where they may connect segments of subduction zones or a spreading ridge and a collision zone (Gerya, 2016 and references therein).

Detailed explanation-3: -A transform fault is a type of strike-slip fault wherein the relative horizontal slip is accommodating the movement between two ocean ridges or other tectonic boundaries. They are connected on both ends to other faults.

Detailed explanation-4: -A transform fault is a special case of a strike-slip fault that also forms a plate boundary.

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