One Possible Reason for Present-Day Geothermal Activity at Yellowstone National

question 13

Multiple Choice

One possible reason for present-day geothermal activity at Yellowstone National Park and the extensive flood basalts of the Columbia River plateau is ____.

• A) an ancient meteorite impact that generated an enormous volume of lava
• B) present day subduction along the west coast of California
• C) continued orogenic activity in the Cordilleran orogen
• D) a hot spot
• E) rifting in the Basin and Range province

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