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newyorker26

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Strain, the amount of deformation undergone by an object, is expressed in rocks by
 
  A) bending. B) breaking and removal.
  C) folding or faulting. D) metamorphism.

Question 2

The Wrangellia terranes refer to
 
  A) a terrane in southern Tibet that migrated to the region during the Paleozoic from Australia.
  B) pieces of crust that moved with the Pacific plate to their present location near Japan.
  C) a mountain range that became part of the Himalayas.
  D) a former volcanic island arc that migrated 10,000 km (6200 mi.) to its present location along the western margin of North America.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D



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