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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.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


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