Evidence shows how Earth's tectonic plates have moved great distances throughout Earth's long geologic history.
Transform Plate Boundaries
Are places where plates slide past each other. At transform boundaries the crust of the lithosphere is neither created nor destroyed.
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1. Continental Crust // Continental Crust
Transform Plate Boundaries
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2. Oceanic // Oceanic Crust
Transform Plate Boundary
Land-Forms
Pacific Antarctic Ridge |
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Topic Tips
- Transform boundaries are where plates are sliding past one another.
- Earthquakes are typically the only geologic activity found along transform boundaries.