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Geology Final

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Which of these regions is high because of subduction of an ocean plate?
Which of these regions is high because of subduction of an ocean plate?
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1, Andes of South America
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Which of these regions is high because of a continental collision?
Which of these regions is high because of a continental collision?
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3, Tibet
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Which of the following is NOT a setting in which regional mountain belts form?
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Passive Margin
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Uplifting caused by the removal of weight on top of the crust, as when an ice sheet melts away or when erosion strips material off the top of a thick crustal root of a mountain is called:
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Isostatic Rebound
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A continental shelf along a passive margin is below sea level because:
A continental shelf along a passive margin is below sea level because:
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The crust has been thinned by normal faulting
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Why is there a basin associated with some thrust faults?
Why is there a basin associated with some thrust faults?
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Thrust sheets depress the crust in front of the thrust
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Which of these numbered features is a fold and thrust belt?
Which of these numbered features is a fold and thrust belt?
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4
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Which of these numbered features is a foreland basin?
Which of these numbered features is a foreland basin?
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1
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Which of these numbered features in an accretionary prism?
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2
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What will happen during movement on these normal faults?
What will happen during movement on these normal faults?
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D. The blocks will be uplifted or downdropped with only minor rotation
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The process of adding a terrane to another landmass is called:
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Accretion
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Which feature on this figure formed after the two were already joined? a) sediment with fossils (F) b)The overlapping sedimentary Units (O) c) The pluton (P) d) all of these
Which feature on this figure formed after the two were already joined? a) sediment with fossils (F) b)The overlapping sedimentary Units (O) c) The pluton (P) d) all of these
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d) all of these
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A fault-bounded body of rock that has a different geologic history than adjacent regions is called a:
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Tectonic Terrane
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Which numbered area on this geologic map of North America consists of recently added tectonic Terranes?
Which numbered area on this geologic map of North America consists of recently added tectonic Terranes?
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a) 1, Southern Alaska
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Which numbered area on this geologic map of North America would contain the oldest rocks exposed at the surface?
Which numbered area on this geologic map of North America would contain the oldest rocks exposed at the surface?
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b) 2, continental platform of west-central Canada