Which of the Following Is Incorrectly Matched

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

• A)plate tectonics - endogenic processes
• B)volcanism - endogenic processes
• C)radioactive decay heat - exogenic process
• D)weathering - exogenic process
• E)erosion - exogenic process

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Definitions:

Original Horizontality

A principle stating that layers of sediment are originally deposited horizontally under the action of gravity.

Superposition

A principle in geology stating that in an undeformed sequence of sedimentary rocks, each layer is older than the one above it and younger than the one below it.

Cross-Cutting Relations

The principle that a geologic unit or feature is older than a rock or feature that crosscuts it.

Igneous Intrusion

The process where magma from the Earth's mantle cuts through or intrudes into the Earth's crust, eventually cooling and solidifying to form igneous rock.