The Catskill Delta Has Three Times More Sediment Than the Queenston

question 28

Multiple Choice

The Catskill Delta has three times more sediment than the Queenston Delta. This indicates that ____.

• A) Pangaea was not fully formed when the Catskill Delta developed
• B) the Acadian orogeny was more intense than the Taconic orogeny
• C) the Early Paleozoic Appalachians were taller than the Late Paleozoic Appalachians
• D) the Taconic orogeny was more intense than the Acadian orogeny
• E) the Acadian Highlands was well protected from weathering and erosion-

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