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Plates moving past each other can fail to slide smoothly, building up stress that can be released suddenly. These types of sudden shifts cause earthquakes.

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Strike slip, transform boundary.

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What is the boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions?

Transform Boundary.


When plates move apart from each other in opposite directions it is what type of boundary?

A boundary of plate divergence, (divergent boundary).


Which type of plates slide past each other in opposite directions?

A Transform boundary consists of plates that slide past each other in opposite directions. The earth is made of lots of different sliding plates.


Two plates move past each other in the opposite directions?

Transform Boundary


How are divergent and tranform fault boundaries different?

At a divergent plat boundary the plates are moving APART in opposite directions and this is a constructive plate boundary.A transform boundary is one where the plates are SLIDING past each other in opposite directions.


Tectonic plates move apart in opposite directions at a?

Its is Divergent Boundary, because it is moving Apart from each other. Convergent is moving together. convergent boundary


What happens when two plates pass each other in opposite directions?

Normally when two plates pass each other they create earthquakes and faults. When two plates pass each other the type of boundary the have is called a Transform Boundary.


What is a transform boundery?

A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions are called transform boundaries.


What is a strike slip boundary?

A strike-slip boundary is when two plates move in two opposite directions from each other in a vertical fashion. For example, this line: | and this line | would be touching each other, and moving in opposite directions.Source: Eighth Grade Science


What boundary is formed when plates move in opposite directions?

It is a divergent boundary when they move When they move -> together


What is a passive plate boundary?

a passive plate boundary is when two plates move along side each-other in the same directions or in opposite directions (E.G the san adreas falut) there is very strong earthquakes but no volcanic activity


What are the three types of plate tectonic boundries?

divergent (plates move away from each other), convergent --->