"A transform fault or transform boundary, is a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal."
The boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally. This results in a lot of seismic activity and can cause earthquakes.
Plate tectonics: The theory that explains the movement of earth's lithosphere (crust and upper mantle) and how it leads to the formation of different geologic features on the planet.
Types of plate boundaries: Divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries. Transform boundaries are where two plates slide past each other along a fault.
Faults: A break in the earth's crust where rocks on either side move past each other. Transform plate boundaries are often associated with faults.
Earthquakes: The sudden release of energy in the earth's crust due to the movement of plates. Transform plate boundaries can be a source of frequent earthquakes.
Fault zones: Areas where faults are concentrated, often associated with transform boundaries.
San Andreas Fault: A famous transform fault zone in California, USA, where the Pacific Plate and North American Plate meet.
Strike-slip fault: A type of fault where the movement between two plates is horizontal along the fault line.
Transform fault: A type of strike-slip fault that occurs where two plates are moving past each other.
Fracture zones: Areas where the ocean floor is broken up into a series of segments, often associated with transform boundaries.
Ridge transform: A type of transform boundary that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where two plates are moving apart but are not perpendicular to each other.
Oceanic transform fault: A type of transform fault that occurs between two oceanic plates, often associated with fracture zones.
Continental transform fault: A type of transform fault that occurs between two continental plates, such as the San Andreas Fault.
Plate boundaries and volcanoes: Although transform boundaries are not commonly associated with volcanic activity, they can occur in areas where volcanic activity exists near or at a transform boundary.
Geologic features: Transform boundaries can lead to the formation of various geologic features, such as fault scarps, rift valleys, and ocean ridges.
Plate boundary interactions: Transform boundaries can interact with other types of boundaries, such as convergent or divergent boundaries, to form complex geologic features.
Conservative plate boundary: Two plates slide past each other.
Divergent plate boundary: Two plates move away from each other.
Convergent plate boundary: Two plates move towards each other.
Collisional plate boundary: Two plates with continental crust collide, creating mountain ranges.
Subduction zone: Where two plates with oceanic crust converge and one plate is forced beneath the other.
Transform fault boundary: Two plates slide horizontally past each other, usually at mid-ocean ridges.
"It ends abruptly where it connects to another plate boundary, either another transform, a spreading ridge, or a subduction zone."
"A transform fault is a special case of a strike-slip fault that also forms a plate boundary."
"Most such faults are found in oceanic crust..."
"...where they accommodate the lateral offset between segments of divergent boundaries, forming a zigzag pattern."
"This is a result of oblique seafloor spreading where the direction of motion is not perpendicular to the trend of the overall divergent boundary."
"A smaller number of such faults are found on land..."
"...although these are generally better-known, such as the San Andreas Fault and North Anatolian Fault."
"...the motion is predominantly horizontal."
"It is a special case of a strike-slip fault that also forms a plate boundary."
"It ends abruptly where it connects to another plate boundary..."
"...either another transform, a spreading ridge, or a subduction zone."
"They accommodate lateral offset between segments of divergent boundaries..."
"A zigzag pattern is formed due to oblique seafloor spreading..."
"Most such faults are found in oceanic crust..."
"The direction of motion is not perpendicular to the trend of the overall divergent boundary."
"...although these are generally better-known..."
"...such as the San Andreas Fault..."
"...along divergent boundaries..."
"...the North Anatolian Fault."