A transform fault is__________ .
A) the rift- bounding faults parallel to the axial valley on a mid- ocean ridge
B) a dip- slip fault connecting an anticline with a syncline
C) a lithospheric scale, strike- slip fault that forms the boundary between tectonic plates in shear, such as at oceanic ridge offsets
D) a reverse fault that steepens into a thrust fault

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A transform fault is a type of fault where two tectonic plates slide past one another. This kind of fault is significant at plate boundaries, especially where it offsets mid-ocean ridges, causing lateral displacement of the crust. It is a lithospheric scale, strike-slip fault that accommodates the movement between tectonic plates that are in shear, not involving vertical displacement typical of dip-slip faults.

A Transform Fault Is__________