Is a linear sea floor feature that has the following properties a transform fault, a fracture zone, or neither? It is seismically active, it occurs between offset mid-ocean ridge segments, and the relative movement between two points on either side

of the feature is in the same direction. A) Transform fault
B) Fracture zone
C) Neither


C

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