Discuss the order of events that occurred during the breakup of Pangaea. What will be an ideal response?
North America rifted from Gondwana. Antarctica and Australia rifted from South America and
Africa. India rifted away from Gondwana and moved northward. South America and Africa
began rifting apart in the Jurassic. By the end of the Cretaceous, Australia and Antarctica had
rifted from each other. During the Cenozoic, Australia moved northward and Greenland rifted
from Europe and North America.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Water-saturated muds have low permeabilities but can have greater porosities than well-cemented sandstone.
a. true b. false
Which of the following is most likely to occur at shallow crustal levels?
A) Ductile behavior B) Brittle deformation C) Growth of new minerals D) Recrystallization of minerals E) Metamorphism
What is saturation vapor pressure and why does it increase with increasing air temperature?