A transform boundary is a plate boundary where plates move horizontally past each other in opposite directions. Convection currents in the mantle cause plate movement. Transform boundaries collect energy from plate movement that is eventually released through earthquakes and tsunamis, as seen at the San Andreas Fault and from a Pacific Ocean earthquake that caused a major tsunami. While they do not form volcanoes or mountains, transform boundaries can create dangerous earthquakes and tsunamis.

1. Transform Boundary
BY JAMES KUZNETSOV

2. Photograph
San Andreas Fault

3. Caption
Transrom boundary is a plate boundary in which
plates are maving side a side in diferent directions. It
can occur with any types of plates (continental -
continental; continental - oceanic; oceanic - oceanic)

4. Diagram

5. Cause and Effect
Cause
Convection currents inside the mantle is what
causes plates to move
Effect
Transform boundaries are known for collecting
energy and then eventually releasing it. This
causes earthquakes and tsunamis

6. Analysis
Transform boundary is a side a side movement of any two
plates. When plates move like this they collect energy,
which eventually releases and causes earthquakes and
tsunamis. A few world examples are San Francisco
Earthquake in 1906 with magnitude of 8.0 and an
earthquake with magnitude of 9.2 in the Pacific Ocean,
which causes a huge tsunami. These types of boundaries
dont create volcanoes or mountains, but it does create
earthquakes and tsunamis that may cause lots of troubles to
humans.