Scientists Who Suggest That Global Cooling Promoted the Uplift of the Tibetan

question 18

Multiple Choice

Scientists who suggest that global cooling promoted the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau use the following argument:

• A)cooling promoted a drier climate,which allowed for increased deposition on the plateau.
• B)increased erosion rates brought on by global cooling caused uplift of the plateau because of isostasy.
• C)global cooling is related to a slowing down of collision rates,which caused the uplift of the plateau to slow down.
• D)global cooling produced glaciers on the plateau,which raised the surface elevation.

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