The Appalachian Mountains May Have Once Been as Lofty as the Himalayan-Tibetan

question 95

Multiple Choice

The Appalachian Mountains may have once been as lofty as the Himalayan-Tibetan Mountain belt is today.Why are they not this high now?

• A)They developed a dense crustal root following collision,and isostasy forced them to sink to their present elevation.
• B)They formed long ago,and erosion has beveled them to their present low elevation.
• C)The mountains cooled following the collision,which increased the density of the of the rocks by cooling,and isostasy forced the mountains to sink.
• D)Opening of the North Atlantic Ocean converted lithosphere to asthenosphere beneath eastern North America,forcing eastern North America to sink to low elevations.

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