Lithospheric plates slide horizontally past one another, without forming or destroying crust, along:

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To start, let's examine the statement in terms of what each plate boundary type does to crust.
Convergent boundaries involve two plates moving toward each other, often resulting in crust being pushed up to form mountains or pushed down into the mantle, and sometimes subduction—so crust is not simply sliding past each other. This makes this option inconsistent with the description.
Divergent boundaries are where plates move apart, typically creating new crust as magma rises to fill the gap; again, the key feature is creation of crust rather than lateral sliding without crust production or destruction, so this choice doesn’t fit.
Transform boundaries describe plates sliding horizontally past one another along a fault. This motion is shear-like and does not typically create or destroy crust, which directly matches the given description of sliding without crust formation or destruction.
Subduction zones are specific to certain convergent settings where one plate sinks beneath another into the mantle. This process involves crust being destroyed at the subduction interface, so it contradicts the premise of no crust destruction.
Trenches are surface expressions commonly associated with subduction zones, often marking the location of deep oceans trenches formed where crust is being subducted. Since trenches are associated with crust recycling rather than mere horizontal sliding, this option is not aligned with the statement.
In summary, among the listed options, the boundary type characterized by horizontal sliding without crust creation or destruction is the transform boundary, which corresponds to the described scenario.

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