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tam1980
Aug 6, 2010, 02:55 AM
What type of plate boundary is parallel to the direction of the plate movement?
Curlyben
Aug 6, 2010, 03:25 AM
Would that be TECTONIC..
FlyYakker
Aug 8, 2010, 07:08 PM
Doubt it. "Tectonic' is a term related to the study of earth crust movement, and the results thereof. No direction is implied.
asking
Aug 13, 2010, 08:46 AM
A transform fault (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transform_fault).
Also consult this discussion of the types of plate boundaries.
Plate boundaries (http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/plate4.htm)
trilobitian
Aug 14, 2010, 01:34 PM
Yep transform fault.