In the Time Between Megathrust Earthquakes on the Cascadia Subduction

question 5

Multiple Choice

In the time between megathrust earthquakes on the Cascadia Subduction Zone,the over-riding continental North American plate undergoes ______________.

• A) uplift and extension
• B) subsidence and extension
• C) uplift and shortening
• D) subsidence and shortening

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