The portion of a fracture zone between two offset portions of ridge crest is called a ____.
A) normal fault
B) strike-slip fault
C) convergence zone
D) Benioff zone
E) transform fault

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The portion of a fracture zone between two offset portions of ridge crest is called a transform fault. Transform faults are horizontal with mainly lateral motion and occur between two plates sliding past each other.

The Portion of a Fracture Zone Between Two Offset Portions