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Shear stress is the term associated with ______. - Geography

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Question

Shear stress is the term associated with ______.

Options

  • Convergent boundary

  • Divergent boundary

  • Transform boundary

  • None of these

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Solution

Shear stress is the term associated with transform boundary.

Explanation:

Shear stress involves forces sliding past each other in opposite directions, which is characteristic of transform boundaries where tectonic plates slide horizontally. This stress causes earthquakes along these boundaries.

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Chapter 7: Earthquakes - SOLVE AND SCORE [Page 68]

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Rachna Sapra Geography [English] Class 9 ICSE
Chapter 7 Earthquakes
SOLVE AND SCORE | Q A 11. | Page 68
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