GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

EARTHQUAKES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What kind of fault tends to form at transform boundaries?
A
Strike-Slip Fault
B
Reverse Fault
C
Normal Fault
D
Slide Fault
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Strike slip systems are relatively narrow and subvertical wrench zones along which two adjacent blocks move sideways, horizontally, parallel to the strike of the fault zone. For example, they are produced at transform plate boundaries where plates horizontally slide past one another.

Detailed explanation-2: -A transform fault is a special case of a strike-slip fault that also forms a plate boundary.

Detailed explanation-3: -A transform boundary, sometimes called a strike-slip or conservative boundary, is where the lithospheric plates slide past each other in the horizontal plane.

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