GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Convergent
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Divergent
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Transform
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Plates can move past each other in the same plane at a boundary. This type of boundary is called a transform boundary . This type of boundary is dominated by strike-slip faulting, although other types of faulting may be observed. Where two plates slide past each other, earthquakes originate at shallow depths.
Detailed explanation-2: -A transform fault (Wilson, 1965) is a strike-slip fault forming a plate boundary, thus cutting the entire lithosphere that keeps a permanent record of its deformations.
Detailed explanation-3: -Transform plate boundaries produce enormous and deadly earthquakes. These quakes at transform faults are shallow focus. This is because the plates slide past each other without moving up or down. Transform boundaries produce this type of fault.