The special kind of fault along where different ocean plates are moving laterally away from each other is called:
A) trench.
B) midocean.
C) transform.
D) arc.
E) convergent.

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The correct term to describe a special kind of fault along where different ocean plates are moving laterally away from each other is called a transform fault. A trench is a type of feature associated with convergent plate boundaries, midocean refers to the area of the ocean between continental plates, an arc is a curved chain of volcanic islands or mountains, and convergent refers to a type of plate boundary where two plates are colliding.

The Special Kind of Fault Along Where Different Ocean Plates