what breaks in the crust where rocks have slipped past each other
Faultsâbreaks in Earthâs crust where rocks have slipped past each otherâform along these boundaries. There are three types of plate boundaries: transform boundaries, divergent boundaries, and convergent boundaries. The plates move at amazingly slow rates, from about 1 to 24 centimeters per year. They have been moving for tens of millions of years. A transform boundary is a place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions. Earthquakes occur frequently along these boundaries. The place where two plates move apart, or diverge, is called a divergent boundary. Most divergent boundaries occur at the mid-ocean ridge. When a divergent boundary develops on land, two slabs of Earthâs crust slide apart. A deep