Transform plate boundaries are not involved in the creation or destruction of crust, rather the plates
just move past one another. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: T
Transform plate boundaries shear past one another. The areas have big potential for large earthquakes.
Information can be found in the section The Breakthrough: From Seafloor Spreading to Plate
Tectonics.
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A mountain or hill that remains when adjacent areas have eroded to lower levels is a(n)
A. thrust fault. B. syncline. C. anticline. D. erosional remnant.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)