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What is going on with the rock layers that allows some rocks to form valleys?  How about a plate tectonic explanation?   a. transform faults   b. rifting   c. convergence   d. divergence

What is going on with the rock layers that allows some rocks to form valleys?  How about a plate tectonic explanation?   a. transform faults   b. rifting   c. convergence   d. divergence

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN:9780134746241
Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Chapter1: The Study Of Minerals
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  1. What is going on with the rock layers that allows some rocks to form valleys?  How about a plate tectonic explanation?
      a.
    transform faults
      b.
    rifting
      c.
    convergence
      d.
    divergence
    1. How old are some of the oldest rocks?  What layer in NYC is oldest, google it!  Or look at our Map from the Powerpoint
        a.
      glacial rocks 20,00 yrs
        b.
      Marble about 450 to 500
        c.
      Manhattan Schist 450
        d.
      Gneiss 1 billion yrs old
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          a.
        lower Manhattan, Fort George
          b.
        ,upper Manhattan, Inwood Park
          c.
        Lower Manhattan, Battery
          d.
        Midtown, Central Park
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