Which phenomenon is caused by stress accumulating along a transform fault due to frictional resistance?

💡 Explanation

When stress accumulates along a transform fault, frictional resistance causes periodic releases of energy through slow slip events and associated tremors because the fault surfaces do not slide smoothly. Therefore episodic tremor and slip occur, rather than horst/graben formation; increased metamorphism, or increased glacial retreat which require different mechanisms.

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