The Dramatic Domes and Arch-Shaped Features Found in Granitic Mountain

question 16

Multiple Choice

The dramatic domes and arch-shaped features found in granitic mountain masses result from

• A)solution processes.
• B)frost-wedging.
• C)pressure-release jointing,and sheeting.
• D)spheroidal weathering.
• E)frost action

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Definitions:

Plate Boundary

The border between two tectonic plates, which can be sites of earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building.

Ancient Faults

Faults that were formed millions of years ago and may no longer be active, but their presence influences the structure and the geological history of the Earth's crust.

Ural Mountains

A mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, forming a natural boundary between Europe and Asia.

Collided

The act of two or more bodies coming together with force, often used to describe the meeting of tectonic plates or celestial objects.