Question

When two plates slide past each other this is called

Answer 1

This is called a strike-slip fault an example is the San-Andreas fault

Answer 2

Hey there!!! So when oceanic or continental plates slide past each other in opposite directions, or move in the same direction but at different speeds, a transform fault boundary is formed. No new crust is created or subducted, and no volcanoes form, but earthquakes occur along the fault. This is called Transform fault.