Author Question: The Acadian orogeny occurred as a result of: a. continental-continental collision followed by ... (Read 42 times)

APUS57 · **on:** Jul 15, 2018

The Acadian orogeny occurred as a result of:
a. continental-continental collision followed by oceanic-continental collision.
b. oceanic-continental collision.
c. continental-continental collision.
d. oceanic-continental collision followed by continental-continental collision.
e. continental-continental collision followed by transform faulting.

Question 2

During the entire Paleozoic, the western margin of North America could be described as:
a. tectonically active with the development of numerous mobile belts.
b. a passive margin with only localized mountain building events.
c. a passive margin with no evidence of orogeny.
d. an active margin with thick carbonate platforms.
e. a zone of active volcanism.