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Which effect commonly arises where a transform fault connects two divergent plate boundaries on the ocean floor?

A)Formation of a new oceanic ridge segment
B)Creation of a deep-sea hydrothermal vent system
C)Development of a volcanic island arc
D)Occurrence of shallow-focus earthquakes

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When transform faults connect divergent boundaries, strike-slip motion occurs because plates slide horizontally past each other, generating shear stress. Therefore shallow-focus earthquakes frequently occur, rather than new ridges, hydrothermal vents, or island arcs, which require convergent or divergent motion with magma interaction.

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