A rift basin forms at divergent boundaries, where two plates are moving away from each other. This basin is created by the horizontal movement of tectonic plates sliding past each. The relative motion of the two plates is therefore either sinistral or.
It is also referred to as the strike. Divergent boundaries occur where two plates spread apart, typically creating new oceanic crust. Unlike rift basins that form due to the pulling apart of continental crust, or.
Transform plate boundaries are locations where two plates slide past one another. In geologic terms, a transform boundary is where two tectonic plates slide past each. A wedge basin forms at convergent boundaries, where two plates are moving. The lateral movement of the earth's crust along transform faults causes these.
Transform boundaries are characterized by horizontal sliding between tectonic plates, leading to features. In geology, three types of boundaries exist: A plate boundary with a fault having horizontal motion is known as the transform boundary. The fracture zone that forms a transform plate boundary is known as a transform fault.