Which of the following is NOT correct regarding terranes?
A) They are smaller-scale migrating crustal pieces; i.e., microplates.
B) They are framed by fracture zones.
C) They are very similar in composition to the continents to which they attach.
D) They can move thousands of miles from their place of origin.
E) They may accrete onto continents and thereby increase the size of the continents.
C
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Environmental government policies and regulations are applied at the
A) federal level only. B) state and federal levels. C) local, state, and federal levels. D) local level only.
What mountain building event, which occurred about 35-55 million years ago, created the front ranges and foothills of the Rocky Mountains?
A) The Laramide Orogeny B) The Columbia Orogeny C) The Gondwana Orogeny D) The Silurian Orogeny
What rock would you expect to find associated with a mid-ocean ridge?
A) Sandstone B) Granite C) Limestone D) Basalt
The largest percentage of total magma production on earth occurs at what plate tectonic setting?
A) spreading ridges B) hot spots like Hawaii C) convergent plate margins D) transform plate margins