The concept of isostatic adjustment implies that all mountains extend to the same depth in the mantle.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

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Submarine canyons ____

A) always run parallel to the coastline B) are typically small in size C) are never located just offshore of the mouth of a river D) cut into the continental shelf and slope, often terminating on the deep seafloor

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Explain why Figure 1.19 Three Pillars of Sustainability has overlapping regions and what meaning this overlap is intended to convey

What will be an ideal response?

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What type of deformation is shown in this photograph?



A) Displacement
B) Rotation
C) Internal strain of the rock
D) Columnar joints

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Although metamorphism is associated with all three types of plate boundaries, it is ____

A)most common along convergent plate margins B)rare along convergent plate margins C)most common along divergent plate margins D)difficult to identify metamorphic rock that forms along divergent plate margins E)coincidental that this association occurs

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