Which of the Following Geologic Products or Processes Is Not

question 94

Multiple Choice

Which of the following geologic products or processes is not a result of mountain building?

• A)building of a deep sea fan of turbidites offshore from a convergent continent-ocean margin
• B)downdropped extensional grabens with playa lakes
• C)exposure of belts of high pressure, Precambrian, igneous and metamorphic rocks within continental shield areas
• D)subsided sedimentary basins in the middle of continental cratons

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