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joesmith1212

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What is the source of the sediments in a forearc basin?
 
  A) Carbonate reefs
  B) Continental sediments and pyroclastic materials
  C) Sediments washed from the landmass
  D) Glacial sediments

Question 2

Put the four regions of a subduction zone in order from the convergent boundary landward toward the continental interior.
 
  A) Volcanic arc, deep-ocean trench, forearc region, back-arc region
  B) Back-arc region, volcanic arc, forearc, deep-ocean trench
  C) Deep-ocean trench, forearc region, volcanic arc, back-arc region
  D) Forearc, back-arc, deep-ocean trench, volcanic arc



Sammyo

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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