GPH 111 Final: Exam II (Chapter 3 Review Guide)
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At the crest of the uplift, the overlying plate is stretched thin, breaks and pulls apart: transform (strike-slip) - transform plate boundaries are locations where two plates slide past one another(transform / ). The fracture zone that forms a transform plate boundary is known as a transform fault. Most transform faults are found in the ocean basin and connect offsets in the mid-ocean ridges (san andreas fault, alpine fault) Know the main types of faults and their motions: reverse - a reverse fault is the opposite of a normal fault the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall. What about the compression of crust: extension normal fault, thrust fault, compression reverse fault, strike-slip fault, transform faul. Know what types of plate boundaries earthquakes most often occur in, and know that earthquakes can occur almost anywhere: most earthquakes occur along the edge of the oceanic and continental plates, earthquakes can occur almost anywhere.
