What concept describes Earth’s crust as “floating” on denser underlying mantle?

a. outwash
b. accretion
c. isostasy
d. cyclothem
e. interglacial stage


c

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What will be an ideal response?

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A) very evenly distributed throughout the country B) People tend to live near the coastal regions. C) mostly in the North part of the country D) in the highland areas E) in the coffee producing areas

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The type of fault shown in this figure is a



A) dip-slip fault.
B) normal fault.
C) strike-slip fault.
D) reverse fault.

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