Which mechanism causes uplift and mountain building along convergent plate boundaries with strike-slip fault zones?

💡 Explanation

When strike-slip faults encounter bends or step-overs along convergent plate boundaries, transpression occurs because horizontal motion is partially converted into vertical crustal thickening, leading to uplift and mountain building along the bend. Therefore transpression causes uplift, rather than rebound, thinning, or expansion, which require completely different mechanisms.

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