The best example of continuing orogeny at an oceanic-continental plate boundary is the Andes. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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What will be an ideal response?
A dendritic drainage pattern is most likely to develop on rocks that:
a. have multiple parallel folds. b. have a dome structure. c. form a volcanic mountain. d. are criss-crossed by fractures and faults. e. are of uniform resistance.
Slumps are ____
a. rotational slides of earth b. linear flows of ice and snow c. slow creep of rock d. small avalanches of debris
A continent has an oceanic trench offshore of its coast. Which of the following is probably NOT present along this side of the continent?
A. earthquakes B. volcanoes C. subduction of an oceanic plate D. melting along a mid-ocean ridge E. a mountain belt