Midocean ridges are not continuous features. Midocean ridge spreading centers (MOR on the map below) are offset by numerous transform faults. MORs are, of course, divergent plate boundaries where two ...

Transform boundaries neither create nor consume crust. Rather, two plates move against each other, building up tension, then releasing the tension in a sudden and often violent jerk. This sudden ...

where plates move apart; and transform, where plates move sideways in relation to each other. They move at a rate of one to two inches (three to five centimeters) per year. Where plates serving ...

Keep an eye on the map to see where in the world the ... creating mountain ranges. A transform boundary occurs where two plates slide against each other. But rather than sliding smoothly, the ...