Author Question: You are walking on the beach along the south-coast of Alaska. You see rocks cut by numerous faults ... (Read 68 times)

bb · **on:** Feb 28, 2020

Question 1

A good example of a present-day, passive continental margin is the ________.
◦ north flank of the East Pacific Rise
◦ east coast of North America
◦ west coast of South America
◦ east coast of the Japanese Islands

Question 2

You are walking on the beach along the south-coast of Alaska. You see rocks cut by numerous faults that consist of basalt with evidence of eruption in the ocean, deep-water chert, mudstone, and sandstones with abundant volcanic material. What tectonic setting would you assign to these rocks?
◦ accretionary wedge
◦ continental interior basin
◦ forearc basin
◦ passive continental margin sequence

jazzlynnnnn · **Reply #1 on:** Feb 28, 2020

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