The Sierra Nevada, CA, and Teton, WY ranges are examples of ________.
A. fault blocks uplifted by late Tertiary to Quaternary normal faulting
B. folding, compression, and thickening of Paleozoic strata in Jurassic time
C. isostatic uplift of crust overthickened in early Paleozoic time
D. uplifted blocks bounded by Quaternary reverse faults
Answer:A
The Sierra Nevada, CA, and Teton, WY ranges are examples of ________.
A. fault blocks uplifted by late Tertiary to Quaternary normal faulting B. folding, compression, and thickening of Paleozoic strata in Jurassic time C. isostatic uplift of crust overthickened in early Paleozoic time D. uplifted blocks bounded by Quaternary reverse faults