Transform Plate Boundaries

Transform Plate Boundaries

Earth’s surface is made up of large sections called tectonic plates. These plates move in different ways, and a transform plate boundary is where two plates slide past each other. Unlike other plate boundaries, transform boundaries do not create mountains, volcanoes, or new land. Inste...

In the dry, central region of California, the San Andreas Fault visibly separates two massive tectonic plates. On one side lies the Pacific Plate, and on the other is the North American Plate.

Scientists once thought the San Andreas Fault was just a crack in the Earth's crust, but later identified it as a transform plate boundary.

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