Question

Long ago the eastern part of North America collided with the northern part of Africa during the formation of the supercontinent Pangaea. Later, the two continents separated as Pangaea broke apart. Which of the following describes what happened when the two continents collided?

Fault-block mountains formed as a result of compression.

Fault-block mountains formed as a result of tension stress.

Folded mountains formed as a result of tension stress.

Folded mountains formed as a result of compressional stress

Answer 1

The correct answer for this question is this one: "Fault-block mountains formed as a result of tension stress."

Later, the two continents separated as Pangaea broke apart. The statement that describes what happened when the two continents collided is that Fault-block mountains formed as a result of tension stress.

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