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← GeographyWhich mechanism minimizes seismic wave energy transmitted across a fault line during earthquakes?
A)Fluid injection increasing pore pressure
B)Deep carbon injection altering rock friction✓
C)Constructing deep trenches at coastline
D)Vegetation density increasing soil stability
💡 Explanation
When carbon is injected deep inside fault zones, changing frictional properties, stable sliding occurs because carbon sequestration reduces the potential for stick-slip behavior, diminishing released seismic energy. Therefore, deep carbon injection reduces seismic energy transmision, as fluid injection increases it and trenches/vegetation have a negligibly minimal effect.
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