In your science book, you come across the term "liquefaction." according to the glossary, liquefaction is a. a form of stress that pushes a rock in two opposite horizontal directions. b. a break in the earth's crust where slabs of rock slip past each other. c. the zone of earthquakes surrounding the pacific ocean which is called the circum-pacific belt. d. when water-saturated sediment temporarily loses strength and acts as a fluid.