The Sierra Nevada batholith formed due to:Selected answer will be automatically saved. For keyboard navigation, press up/down arrow keys to select an answer.aContinental hotspot volcanism and caldera formationbFlood basalts that formed during subduction of the Pacific plate under the North American platecCrystallization of granodioritic plutons above a Mesozoic subduction zonedFriction melting associated with the Neogene movement of the San Andreas faulteNone of the above

The plutons that compose the northern Sierra Nevadas were formed at very deep depths, while plutons in the southern part of the Sierra Nevadas were formed at shallow depths.

The diagram below shows the formation of a volcanic arc. This arc was formed as a result of an oceanic plate moving underneath a continental plate in a subduction zone.Image courtesy of USGSVolcanic eruptions result in magma rising from the interior of Earth toward the surface. Lava is magma that reaches the surface of Earth. Magma and lava cool to form solid rocks that contain minerals from deep inside Earth. These rocks include metal ores, which are rocks that contain metallic minerals (such as copper, gold, silver, lead, and zinc).Based on this information, which of the following is most likely to be true? A. The distribution of metallic minerals on Earth cannot be predicted due to the inconsistent formation of these minerals. B. The distribution of metallic minerals on Earth cannot change over time because volcanic activity does not occur any more. C. The distribution of metallic minerals on Earth is uneven and depends on the geologic processes that occurred in the past. D. The distribution of metallic minerals on Earth is evenly spread across all continents because geologic processes occur uniformly.

At Yellowstone National Park, caldera-forming eruptions have produced:Selected answer will be automatically saved. For keyboard navigation, press up/down arrow keys to select an answer.aRhyolitebAndesitecBasaltdBoth rhyolite and basalt, as an example of what is called 'bimodal' volcanism.eNone of the above.

The glaciers that filled the Sierra Nevadan valleys carved V-shapes into the rocks.

What caused the uplift of the Sierra Nevadas?