UNIVERSE
PLANETARY INTERIORS
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Question
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What kind of plate boundary occurs where two plates grind past each other without destroying or producinglithosphere?
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convergent
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transform
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divergent
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Transform boundaries–where crust is neither produced nor destroyed as the plates slide horizontally past each other.
Detailed explanation-2: -A transform plate boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other, horizontally. A well-known transform plate boundary is the San Andreas Fault, which is responsible for many of California’s earthquakes.
Detailed explanation-3: -The third type of plate boundary is the transform fault, where plates slide past one another without the production or destruction of crust.
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