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No. They can form anywhere on Earth's surface / within the lithosphere that is affected by shear stress.

For example the fault that caused the 2010 Haitian earthquake was a strike slip fault.

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Is Strike slip faults occur only at convergent boundaries true?

No, the statement is false. Strike-slip faults primarily occur at transform boundaries, where tectonic plates slide past one another horizontally. While convergent boundaries typically involve compressional forces that lead to reverse or thrust faults, strike-slip faults are associated with lateral movement, which is characteristic of transform boundaries.


How do plates move in a transform boundry?

Transform boundarys are also called strike-slip faults. The only transform boundry is in California.


What are two famous transform motion faults?

Two famous transform motion faults are the San Andreas Fault in California, USA, and the North Anatolian Fault in Turkey. These faults are known for their lateral motion, where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.


Strike slip faults cause of?

The cause of Strike-Slip faults are the formation of transform boundarys. My soures: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_plate_boundary_causes_a_strike_slip_fault The answer: I am certain that the answer is the transform boundary. The only thing I don't quite know is what is the difference from a boundary and a fault but I am 100% certain that the answer to your question is the transform boundary.


What do people use to know when an earthquake is going to occur?

eh, psychics? We don't know when they're going to occur in advance, they can only look at patterns of when faults slip or volcanoes erupt and guesstimate.


What are the 4 different types of faults?

The 4 main types of fault are summarised below:Dip-slip faultsStrike-slip / transcurrent faultsOblique-slip faultsListric faultDip slip faults are those where the relative motion on the fault is broadly vertical. Examples include normal faults where the hanging wall moves down relative to the foot wall. Reverse faults have the opposite sense of motion, with the hangingwall moving up relative to the footwall. Thrust faults are a special type of reverse fault where the dip of the fault plane is at a shallower angle than 45 degrees from the horizontal.Strike slip or transcurrent faults are those where the relative motion on the fault is broadly horizontal. The fault plane in these types of faults is normally near vertical and the sense of motion is described in terms of the relative movement of the rockmass on the far side of the fault plane. If this relative movement is to the left, then it is known as a sinistral fault. If he motion is to the right it is a dextral fault.Oblique slip faults are those have have a significant component of both vertical and horizontal movement. They can be thought of a composite of the dip slip and strike slip faults.Listric faults are characterised by a curved fault plane surface. They usually start of relatively steep and then become more shallow with increased depth and may ultimately become horizontal.Previous Answer:The four different types of faults are normal, reverse, transcurrent (also known as strike-slip), and thrust. Normal faults are so named because movement follows what would be expected from normal effects of gravity--one plate slides downward, pulled by gravity, and the other plate forms a cliff face. The reverse fault, then, is the opposite of a normal fault--one plate moves against gravity and slides over the other. Transcurrent faults feature horizontal movement rather than up/down movement; plates slide along each other, resulting in offset roads and such. Finally, thrust faults are similar to reverse faults--one plate moves over the other--but the angles of movement for thrust faults are generally less steep, and thrust faults are more commonly associated with geographical features such as mountain ranges.


Can a base runner be strike out?

No. The only player who can strike out is the batter.


Is the San Andreas fault the only fault in California?

No, the San Andreas fault is not the only fault in California. California is known for its tectonic activity, and there are numerous faults in the state, such as the Hayward Fault, the Calaveras Fault, and the Garlock Fault, among others.


Why is it important to strike the arc only on the weld joint?

why is it important only to strike the arc in the weld joint


You are in a cave with no way out and you have only three matches how do you get out?

Strike one, strike two, strike three - you're out


How many was can you strike out in baseball?

You can only have 3 strike outs in baseball.


How are faults the only way the earth compresses Explain?

Faults are fractures in the Earth's crust where blocks of rock have moved relative to each other. When tectonic plates converge, the immense pressure caused by this compression can lead to the formation of faults, allowing for the release of accumulated stress. This process facilitates the adjustment of the Earth's crust and helps accommodate the forces generated by tectonic activity. In essence, while other geological processes occur, faults specifically represent the mechanical response to compressive forces within the Earth's crust.