Pulling a Block of Clay Apart,resulting in the Middle Portion

question 30

Multiple Choice

Pulling a block of clay apart,resulting in the middle portion thinning and sinking,is an adequate analogy for

• A) passive margins and subsidence.
• B) foreland basins and diagenesis.
• C) rift basins and subsidence.
• D) intercontinental basins and diagenesis.

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Definitions:

DuPont Cellophane Case

The antitrust case brought against DuPont in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (in 1956) that while DuPont had a monopoly in the narrowly defined market for cellophane, it did not monopolize the more broadly defined market for flexible packaging materials. It was thus not guilty of violating the Sherman Act.

Microsoft Case

A 2002 antitrust case in which Microsoft was found guilty of violating the Sherman Act by engaging in a series of unlawful activities designed to maintain its monopoly in operating systems for personal computers; as a remedy the company was prohibited from engaging in a set of specific anticompetitive business practices.

DuPont Cellophane Case

A landmark antitrust case in which DuPont was accused of monopolistic practices in the cellophane market, highlighting issues of market dominance and competition.

Relevant Market

A market segment within which a particular product is sold, characterized by its competitiveness and substitutability.