Which pattern develops because strike-slip fault motion locks temporarily along section transform plate boundaries?

💡 Explanation

When strike-slip motion locks, elastic strain energy accumulates because frictional resistance builds, later released via earthquakes, generating cycles of strain accumulation and release. Therefore cycled seismic energy storage correctly describes the pattern, rather than uplift, magnetic reversals, or uniform thermal gradient which don't fit that failure mode.

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