GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The zone between two plates sliding horizontally past one another is called a transform-fault boundary, or simply a transform boundary.

Detailed explanation-2: -A transform fault or transform boundary, is a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal. It ends abruptly where it connects to another plate boundary, either another transform, a spreading ridge, or a subduction zone.

Detailed explanation-3: -Convergent (Colliding): This occurs when plates move towards each other and collide.

Detailed explanation-4: -The transform plate boundary is a broad zone forming as the Pacific Plate slides northwestward past the North American Plate. It includes many lesser faults in addition to the San Andreas Fault.

Detailed explanation-5: -At transform boundaries, plates move past each other. This is one of the most common causes of earthquakes. At convergent boundaries, plates move toward each other. They can push together and cause mountain ranges to form.