GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -STRIKE-SLIP: Strike-slip faults occur at transform plate boundaries.

Detailed explanation-2: -A transform fault is a type of transform boundary called a strike-slip fault, where portions of the crust move past each other horizontally. Since no crust is created or destroyed at a transform fault, it is called a conservative 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. This movement is described based on the perspective of an observer standing on one of the plates, looking across the boundary at the opposing plate.

Detailed explanation-4: -Earthquakes occur on faults-strike-slip earthquakes occur on strike-slip faults, normal earthquakes occur on normal faults, and thrust earthquakes occur on reverse or thrust faults.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are three main types of fault which can cause earthquakes: normal, reverse (thrust) and strike-slip. Figure 1 shows the types of faults that can cause earthquakes. Figures 2 and 3 show the location of large earthquakes over the past few decades.