Multiple Choice
What caused the Nevadan, Sevier, and Laramide orogenies?
A) a change from a high subduction angle to a low subduction angle
B) continental-continental collision
C) a change from a low subduction angle to a high subduction angle
D) glacial rebound
E) emplacement of granitic batholiths
Correct Answer:
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