GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

TECTONICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When tectonic plates slide past each other
A
convergence
B
divergence
C
transform
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When oceanic or continental plates slide past each other in opposite directions, or move in the same direction but at different speeds, a transform fault boundary is formed. No new crust is created or subducted, and no volcanoes form, but earthquakes occur along the fault.

Detailed explanation-2: -The third type of plate boundary occurs where tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other. This is known as a transform plate boundary. As the plates rub against each other, huge stresses can cause portions of the rock to break, resulting in earthquakes. Places where these breaks occur are called faults.

Detailed explanation-3: -Transform Boundaries-Grinding Plates Instead, two tectonic plates grind past each other in a horizontal direction. This kind of boundary results in a fault-a crack or fracture in the earth’s crust that is associated with this movement.

Detailed explanation-4: -to pass or move gradually and unobtrusively.

Detailed explanation-5: -Convergent boundaries are areas where plates move toward each other and collide. These are also known as compressional or destructive boundaries. Subduction zones occur where an oceanic plate meets a continental plate and is pushed underneath it. Subduction zones are marked by oceanic trenches.

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