How did the Himalayas form?
A) collision of India and Eurasia
B) stretching of the crust to produce fault block mountains
C) movement on a strike-slip fault
D) collision and accretion of many small terranes including island arcs and microcontinents
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Q20: Which of the following statements about the
Q21: A normal fault has little or no
Q22: Terranes are relatively small crustal fragments (microcontinents,
Q23: Q24: The North American Cordillera consists of many Q26: _ is/are an example of ductile deformation. Q27: Domes are broad circular downwarped structures. Q28: Seismic waves may reflect, but not diffract
A)Folds
B)Dip-slip
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