Shear stress is associated with transform plate boundaries
One writer was Henry Miller.
Soil liquefaction describes a phenomenon whereby a saturated or partially saturated substantially loses strength and stiffness in response to an applied stress, usually earthquake shaking or other sudden change in stress condition, causing it to behave like a liquid.
The correct answer is - A. Devonian.
The Devonian is one of the seven periods of the Paleozoic Era. It lasted for 50 million years, from 410 million years ago until 360 million years ago. It is the period in which the first insects evolved, the first seeded plants, as well as the first land vertebrates. This period came after the Silurian period, and was followed by the Mississippian period.