GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What kind of plate boundary occurs where two plates grind past each other without destroying or producinglithosphere?
A
convergent
B
transform
C
divergent
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Convergent boundaries–where crust is destroyed as one plate dives under another. Transform boundaries–where crust is neither produced nor destroyed as the plates slide horizontally past each other.

Detailed explanation-2: - At a transform fault boundary, plates grind past each other without destroying the lithosphere.

Detailed explanation-3: -Transform Boundaries The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a transform boundary, where two plates grind past each other along what are called strike-slip faults.

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