How do transform faults and the spreading centers that they transect relate to the direction of movement of the plates they border?
a. Plates move parallel to both the spreading center and the transform fault that transects it.
b. Plates move parallel to the transform fault as they both move away from the spreading center.
c. Plates move parallel to the transform fault as they both move toward the spreading center.
d. Plates move perpendicular to the transform fault as they both move toward the spreading center.
e. Plates move perpendicular to the transform fault as they both move away from the spreading center.
b. Plates move parallel to the transform fault as they both move away from the spreading center.
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