Which effect characterizes stream morphology along an active transform fault boundary?

💡 Explanation

When a transform fault zone intersects a river, strike-slip motion induces offset stream channels due to the fracturing and displacement of the landscape by tectonic forces. Therefore stream channel offsets result, rather than entrenched valleys, braided channels or deltas formation which are driven by incision, excessive sediment load, and depositional processes respectively.

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