Author Question: What is the average rate of uplift of the Andes Mountains? A) 3.3 mm/year B) 5 mm/year C) 7 ... (Read 15 times)

torybrooks · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

What is the average rate of uplift of the Andes Mountains?

A) 3.3 mm/year
B) 5 mm/year
C) 7 mm/year
D) 12 mm/year

Question 2

Why is the west coast of North America 500 km west of where it was about 540 million years ago?

A) plate movement
B) accretion of exotic terrains
C) thrust and uplift of continental crust
D) volcanic eruptions