A transform plate boundary is characterized by_______ .
A)two converging oceanic plates meeting head- on and piling up into a mid- ocean ridge
B)a divergent boundary where the continental plate changes to an oceanic plate
C)a deep, vertical fault along which two plates slide past one another in opposite directions
D)stratovolcanoes on the edge of a plate and shield volcanoes on the adjacent plate

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A transform plate boundary is a boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other in opposite directions. This sliding movement results in a deep and vertical fault in the Earth's crust, known as a transform fault. This type of boundary is also known as a conservative boundary because the plates neither converge nor diverge, but instead conserve the total amount of Earth's surface.

A Transform Plate Boundary Is Characterized By_______