During the Entire Paleozoic, the Western Margin of North America

question 32

Multiple Choice

During the entire Paleozoic, the western margin of North America could be described as ____.

• A)tectonically active with the development of numerous mobile belts
• B)a passive margin with only localized mountain building events
• C)a passive margin with no evidence of orogeny
• D)an active margin with thick carbonate platforms
• E)a zone of active volcanism

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Definitions:

Diagnostic Criteria

Diagnostic Criteria are standardized guidelines used in mental health and medicine to identify and classify diseases and disorders.

Intermittent Explosive Disorder

Disorder characterized by (a) several episodes of failure to resist aggressive impulses that result in serious assaultive acts or destruction of property, (b) a degree of aggressiveness grossly out of proportion to the situation, and (c) symptoms not better explained by another mental disorder (such as antisocial personality disorder), the effects of substances, or a medical condition (e.g., a head trauma).

Assault

An act of causing physical harm to someone or attempting or threatening to do so.

Frustration

A psychological state of being upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve something.