<span>Seismic
waves and water can weaken soil, causing it to move. This is called earthquake.
Earthquake is the the shaking of a part of the surface of the Earth that causes
great damages. Due to the movement of the tectonic plates, the soil weakens and
may cause erosion and other disasters.</span>
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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The correct answer is - Megalopolis.
The process of urbanization has been an ever-growing one, especially since the Industrial Revolution appeared on the scene. More and more people have been abandoning the life in the rural areas in order to move in, work, and live in the cities.
The cities grew quickly, and as they were constantly having new people coming in, they started to expand and urbanize the surrounding area. Little by little that led to the creating of whole chains of urbanized space that is connected, stretching for hundreds or even thousands of kilometers. This type of interconnected urban areas are called megalopolises, and they are constantly growing, having more and more of the global population located in them.
