A Shield Is ____________

question 34

Multiple Choice

A shield is ____________.

• A) a low-lying region where rocks older than approximately 1 billion years age crop out
• B) a low-lying region where Precambrian rocks are covered by Phanerozoic sedimentary strata
• C) a region located behind a volcanic arc at a convergent continental margin
• D) synonymous with "craton"

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