Question 1

What is the main cause of uplift during a continental collision?

Accepted Answer

A)  down flexing of one continent in front of thrust belts 
B)  addition of magmas from the subduction zone 
C)  an almost doubling of the thickness of continental crust 
D)  thinning of the lithosphere 
A)  down flexing of one continent in front of thrust belts 
B)  addition of magmas from the subduction zone 
C)  an almost doubling of the thickness of continental crust 
D)  thinning of the lithosphere

Question 2

Which of the following processes forms basins in an ocean-continent convergent boundary?

Accepted Answer

A)  flexing and bending of the continental plate as it goes down into the subduction zone 
B)  flexing of the continent by weight of the thrust sheets 
C)  thinning of the lithosphere above the subduction zone 
D)  thickening of the crust by magmas from the subduction zone 
A)  flexing and bending of the continental plate as it goes down into the subduction zone 
B)  flexing of the continent by weight of the thrust sheets 
C)  thinning of the lithosphere above the subduction zone 
D)  thickening of the crust by magmas from the subduction zone

Question 3

What could cause a region to be higher in elevation than an average part of a continent?

Accepted Answer

A)  thinner continental crust 
B)  less dense continental crust 
C)  cooler continental crust 
D)  crust that has been horizontally stretched 
A)  thinner continental crust 
B)  less dense continental crust 
C)  cooler continental crust 
D)  crust that has been horizontally stretched

Question 4

What part of North America contains the oldest exposed rocks?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Appalachian Mountains 
B)  western North America 
C)  Alaska and western Canada 
D)  the Canadian Shield 
E)  the east coast of Canada and nearby parts of the U.S. 
A)  the Appalachian Mountains 
B)  western North America 
C)  Alaska and western Canada 
D)  the Canadian Shield 
E)  the east coast of Canada and nearby parts of the U.S.

What is the main cause of uplift during a continental collision?

Which of the following processes forms basins in an ocean-continent convergent boundary?

What could cause a region to be higher in elevation than an average part of a continent?

What part of North America contains the oldest exposed rocks?

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Exam 11: Mountains, Basins, and Continents

What is the main cause of uplift during a continental collision?

Which of the following processes forms basins in an ocean-continent convergent boundary?

What could cause a region to be higher in elevation than an average part of a continent?

What part of North America contains the oldest exposed rocks?

The Nature of Geology

Investigating Geologic Questions

Plate Tectonics

Earth Materials

Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Sedimentary Environments

Deformation and Metamorphism

Geologic Time

Seafloor and Continental Margins

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Climate and Weathering

Glaciers, Shorelines, and Changing Sea Levels

Weathering, Soil, and Unstable Slopes

Streams and Flooding

Water Resources

Energy and Mineral Resources

Geology of the Solar System

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