According to the Cross Sections in the Textbook, Which of the Following

question 14

Multiple Choice

According to the cross sections in the textbook, which of the following tectonic settings did not happen during the Paleozoic evolution of northern Appalachian Mountains?

• A) continental rifting
• B) passive margin
• C) subduction beneath an offshore island arc
• D) continental collision
• E) all of these occurred at one time or another

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