The Basin and Range Province Contains an Alternating Series of Fault-Block

question 29

Multiple Choice

The Basin and Range Province contains an alternating series of fault-block mountains and basins created by ________ of the continent.

• A)compression
• B)transpression
• C)extension
• D)collision

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