Geologists Have Recently Linked Rapid Rates of Uplift and Exhumantion

question 73

Multiple Choice

Geologists have recently linked rapid rates of uplift and exhumantion to

• A)tectonic setting.
• B)rock type.
• C)climate.
• D)isograds.

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