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Nataliya [291]
3 years ago
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What effects are felt here in transform boundary

Geography
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o-na [289]3 years ago
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The effect of a fault is to relieve strain, which can be caused by compression, extension, or lateral stress in the rock layers at the surface or deep in the Earth’s subsurface. Transform faults specifically relieve strain by transporting the strain between ridges or subduction zones. Transform faults also act as the plane of weakness allowing for the splitting in rift zones.
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