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Kikoku

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A mountain range with peaks as high as 14,000 feet above sea level has formed. As time passes, erosion wears down the mountains. How will isostacy affect the crust?
 
  A) The surrounding landscape will sink
  B) The mountain range will rise
  C) The mountain range will be depressed
  D) Nothing will change the elevation of the area

Question 2

Which of the following best explains why some fault-block mountains have an elevated topography?
 
  A) Thinning of the lithosphere resulted in upwelling of hot mantle rock and greater lithospheric buoyancy
  B) Large volumes of rock were thrust on top of the area
  C) Flood basalts stacked up in the region
  D) Subduction folded and uplifted the mountain ranges to extensive heights


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jrpg123456

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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


Kikoku

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Reply 2 on: Jul 15, 2018
:D TYSM

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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