Gauging+Mountain+Characteristics

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====The sketches below represent the outlines of two mountains made up of the same type of rock. The mountains have finished growing. ====

Which of the following reasons best explains the differences in the two sketches?


D. Mountain I is on a continent that is moving slower than the continent Mountain II is on
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Question Identifier: GCI_2011_092 Designed for: //Non-Science Majors// Primary Author(s): //J. Libarkin and E.M. Geraghty Ward// Contributing Author(s): Misconception's Reference: //Original GCI (https://www.msu.edu/~libarkin/GCI_PUBLICATIONS.html)// Notes: //Stem changed to address rates of uplift and to remove the "Canada" context. Mountain sketches edited to show distinct differences.//

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