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fagboi

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What geologic features are explained by plate tectonics?
 
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Question 2

A fault in which the footwall has moved down relative to the hanging wall is called a
 
  A) normal fault.
  B) reverse fault.
  C) transform fault.
  D) horizontal fault.


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

Answer: Mountain ranges, volcanoes, plutonic rocks, metamorphic rocks, folded and faulted rocks are all explained by plate tectonics. Virtually all geologic processes can be tied back to plate tectonics.

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Answer: A


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