Question

plate tectonics: transform fault boundaries
what happens when tectonic plates become temporarily stuck at transform fault boundaries?
they experience volcanic eruptions.
they start to drift apart.
they accumulate energy due to friction.

Explanation:

At transform - fault boundaries, when tectonic plates get stuck, friction builds up. This causes energy to accumulate. When the stress exceeds the strength of the rocks, the plates suddenly move, releasing the stored energy as an earthquake. Volcanic eruptions occur mainly at divergent and convergent boundaries, not typically at stuck transform - fault boundaries. Plates drifting apart is characteristic of divergent boundaries, not when they are stuck at transform - fault boundaries.

Answer:

They accumulate energy due to friction.