Which of the following statements about the Wilson cycle is correct?

A) The Mediterranean Sea is in the process of closing.

B) The embryonic stage begins with continental crust being uplifted and pulled apart.

C) The Pacific Ocean basin is shrinking, and the Atlantic Ocean basin is growing wider.

D) The Arctic Ocean is an example of the declining stage of the Wilson cycle.

E) The East African Rift Valley is an example of the juvenile stage of the Wilson cycle.

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18 September, 12:51

Which of the following statements about the Wilson cycle is correct?

A) The Mediterranean Sea is in the process of closing.

B) The embryonic stage begins with continental crust being uplifted and pulled apart.

C) The Pacific Ocean basin is shrinking, and the Atlantic Ocean basin is growing wider.

D) The Arctic Ocean is an example of the declining stage of the Wilson cycle.

E) The East African Rift Valley is an example of the juvenile stage of the Wilson cycle.

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Micah · Answer 1

B) The embryonic stage begins with continental crust being uplifted and pulled apart.

Explanation:

The Wilson cycle is the cycle of the continental drift which when on breaking leads to the formation of the ocean basin and this separates the plates and is followed by the convergence and it eventually leads to the formation of the block of the mountains and the collision of continents and was given by Kevin C. in the year 1974 and it differs from that of the supercontinent cycles. Though were involved in the creation of Pangea.