Transform faults are different from convergent and divergent plate boundaries because:
a. there is neither the creation nor the destruction of lithosphere at a transform fault, and plate movement is perpendicular to the length of a transform fault.
b. transform faults are only found within ocean basins.
c. there is neither the creation nor the destruction of lithosphere at a transform fault, and plate movement is parallel to the length of a transform fault.
d. there are both the creation and the destruction of lithosphere at a transform fault, and plate movement is parallel to the length of a transform fault.
e. transform faults never offset any other plate boundary types.
c. there is neither the creation nor the destruction of lithosphere at a transform fault, and plate movement is parallel to the length of a transform fault.
c. there is neither the creation nor the destruction of lithosphere at a transform fault, and plate movement is parallel to the length of a transform fault.
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