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

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A transform fault is a lithospheric scale strike-slip fault that forms the boundary between tectonic plates in shear, such as at oceanic ridge offsets. It is characterized by the lateral motion of the two plates in opposite directions, without any vertical displacement. A classic example of a transform fault is the San Andreas Fault in California.

A Transform Fault Is ________