The Rocky Mountains of western North America were produced in an orogeny called the ________

A) Laramide orogeny B) Absaroka orogeny
C) Laurentide orogeny D) Uinta orogeny


A

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

What are the major advantages and disadvantages of the growth of South Asia's mega-cities?

What will be an ideal response?

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Match the causes of soil erosion with the soil conservation practice intended to reduce that erosion.Character of the soil:

A. Keep soil covered B. Contour plowing C. Provide shelter for fields D. Return organic matter to soil

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

The pressure of a gas is proportional to its temperature and ________

A) turbidity B) volume of water vapor C) density D) atomic number E) atomic weight

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

During the Pleistocene, ________ was a time of ice retreat

A) an interglacial B) the Holocene C) Wisconsin time D) Würm time E) Kansan time

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences