Why do transform faults form?
a. They form due to remnants of convergent boundaries.
b. They form as results of secondary seismic waves.
c. They form due to lithospheric plate subduction zones.
d. They form because the axis of seafloor spreading across the surface of the Earth cannot
follow a straight line smoothly.
ANS: D
The spreading of the Earth at diverging boundaries cannot follow a straight line smoothly. It breaks
and fractures along the way which creates transform faults. Information can be found in the section
Plates Interact at Plate Boundaries.
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