Which effect occurs when asperities impede strike-slip movement?

💡 Explanation

Episodic tremor generation results from stick-slip behavior along transform faults; stress accumulates due to impeded creep, then sudden rupture triggers tremors, because friction overcomes lithospheric cohesion, therefore tremors occur, rather than continuous creep.

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• Which property increases with increased rates of pedogenesis?
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