You Are Walking on the Beach Along the South- Coast

Multiple Choice

You are walking on the beach along the south- coast of Alaska. You see rocks cut by numerous faults that consist of basalt with evidence of eruption in the ocean, deep- water chert, mudstone, and sandstones with abundant volcanic material. What tectonic setting would you assign to these rocks?

A) forearc basin
B) continental interior basin
C) passive continental margin sequence
D) accretionary wedge