Most Mountains Have Not Eroded to a Flat Plain Over

question 46

Multiple Choice

Most mountains have not eroded to a flat plain over time because:

• A) they are buried under a thin veneer of soil.
• B) new mountains constantly emerge through rifts in the crustal material of oceans and continents.
• C) ozone depletion has decreased the rate of erosion.
• D) the mantle has a constant supply of granitic material
• E) mountains are reformed by tectonic uplift that is greater than or equal to the erosional forces.

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