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During the Cretaceous period, Earth experienced a worldwide rise in sea level caused by
 
  A) melting of glacial ice.
  B) the thermal expansion of the crustal surface and the breakup of Pangaea.
  C) subduction of the seafloor.
  D) subduction of continental land masses.

Question 2

Uplift of the Rocky Mountains was a result of
 
  A) compressional forces.
  B) tensional forces.
  C) crustal extension.
  D) none of these


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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


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Reply #2 on: Jul 29, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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