Much of the mineral and oil wealth of the northern territories are reserved for emergency.
Regularly spaced joints in an outcrop may indicate that an area is under intense shear stress. Hence, Option C is correct.
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What is Shear Stress?</h3>
A kind of stress that arises from a component. The components of force and material cross section are in parallel directions. A stress that changes a member's shape. This stress is great when it is parallel to neutral axis. Shear stress is denoted by τ. In Greek it is pronounced as "tau".
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Therefore, Option C: under intense shear stress is correct.
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I believe the answer is D :)