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Which change in stress results from displacement along a right-lateral transform boundary?

A)Increased compressional stress perpendicular
B)Increased shear stress parallel to fault
C)Decreased tensional stress along boundary
D)Decreased confining stress within sediments

💡 Explanation

When crustal blocks slide past each other at a transform boundary, shearing strain occurs because friction resists the movement, building up shear stresses parallel to the fault line. Therefore, shear stress increases dramatically, rather than tensional or compressional stress changes which require different boundary conditions.

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