Transform plate boundary: A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally, causing earthquakes.
How to apply it: Use transform boundaries to explain why the San Andreas Fault produces earthquakes in California.
Course: AP Environmental Science · Unit: Earth Systems and Resources
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