Transform or conservative Flashcards
1
Q
Plates move
A
slowly past each other – they do not have to be in different directions, but at a different rate of travel in the same direction
2
Q
Transform margins are offset at angles, creating
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zigzag patterns to accommodate movement
3
Q
They become stuck and pressure builds, the plates eventually
A
‘snap’ past each other
These can be called ‘strike-slip’ faults as they strike/stick and then slip/release past each other
4
Q
The friction causes earthquakes but not volcanoes
A
Land is neither made or destroyed
Because no subduction occurs, there is no melting of the crust and so no volcanic activity
5
Q
strike-slip’ faults meaning
A
plates eventually ‘snap’ past each other
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