The Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee ________.
A. are compressional basins and are the result of subduction
B. are compressional basins and the result of strike-slip motion
C. are pull-apart basins and the result of subduction
D. are pull-apart basins over hot spots
E. are pull-apart basins and the result of strike-slip motion
Answer: E
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