What geologic setting is expressed by the formation of the Sierra Nevada and adjacent features?
A)a continental collision east of (to the right of)the Sierra Nevada
B)an ocean-continent convergent zone
C)a continental rifting event east of (to the right of)the Sierra Nevada
D)continental rifting west (to the left of)of the Sierra Nevada

Question

What geologic setting is expressed by the formation of the Sierra Nevada and adjacent features? 
A)a continental collision east of (to the right of)the Sierra Nevada 
B)an ocean-continent convergent zone 
C)a continental rifting event east of (to the right of)the Sierra Nevada 
D)continental rifting west (to the left of)of the Sierra Nevada

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The formation of the Sierra Nevada and adjacent features is the result of an ocean-continent convergent zone, where the Pacific Plate is subducting beneath the North American Plate.

What Geologic Setting Is Expressed by the Formation of the Sierra