Which of the Following Characteristics Would Suggest Recent, Fault Uplift

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following characteristics would suggest recent, fault uplift of a desert mountain range?

• A)steep playas with extensive, bedrock alluvial fans and numerous sand dunes
• B)extensive pediments and bajadas and small, deep playas
• C)flat, upland surfaces, steep slopes and small alluvial fans
• D)inselbergs, extensive pediments and flat valley floors

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