The zone between two plates sliding horizontally past one another is called a transform-fault boundary, or simply a transform boundary.
What is a transform sliding boundary?
Transform boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each other. At transform boundaries lithosphere is neither created nor destroyed. Many transform boundaries are found on the sea floor, where they connect segments of diverging mid-ocean ridges. California's San Andreas fault is a transform boundary.
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The zone between two plates sliding horizontally past one another is called a transform-fault boundary, or simply a transform boundary.
What is a transform sliding boundary?
Transform boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each other. At transform boundaries lithosphere is neither created nor destroyed. Many transform boundaries are found on the sea floor, where they connect segments of diverging mid-ocean ridges. California's San Andreas fault is a transform boundary.