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Which situation is associated with shear?

A. new rock formations
B. convergent boundaries
C. frequent shallow earthquakes
D. volcanic mountain ranges

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Frequent shallow earthquakes are associated with shear.
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Answer:


Frequent shallow earthquakes


Step-by-step explanation:


Shear is the response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress and forms particular textures.


During an earthquake when the earth shakes it produces a super shear earthquake in which the propagation of the rupture along the fault surface occurs at speeds in excess of the seismic shear wave (S-wave) velocity.


The mechanisms of shearing depend on the pressure and temperature of the rock and on the rate of shear which the rock is subjected to.

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