Which geological effect arises from the constant stress-and-release mechanism along a transform fault boundary intersecting continental crust?

A)Shallow-focus earthquake activity✓

B)Development of extensive rift valleys

C)Symmetric seafloor spreading patterns

D)Formation of composite stratovolcanoes

💡 Explanation

When plates slide past horizontally, shearing forces accumulate along a transform fault line because friction resists uniform motion, leading to sudden ruptures and release of elastic strain, characterized by frequent shallow earthquakes. Therefore, seismic activity occurs rather than rift valleys, spreading, or volcanism, which arise from diverging or converging plates.

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Which geological effect arises from the constant stress-and-release mechanism along a transform fault boundary intersecting continental crust?

💡 Explanation

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