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which situation involves shear? a. convergent boundaries b. isolated rift valleys c. volcanic mountain ranges d. frequent shallow earthquakes e. new rock formations

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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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