How is a plateau different from a fault-block mountain?

A plateau forms due to shearing, and a fault-block mountain does not.

A fault-block mountain forms from a reverse-fault, and a plateau does not.

A plateau forms when a flat block of rock is uplifted, and a fault-block mountain does not.

A fault-block mountain forms when the center block is uplifted, and plateau does not.

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Reese Fitzpatrick

Physics

21 April, 01:40

How is a plateau different from a fault-block mountain?

A plateau forms due to shearing, and a fault-block mountain does not.

A fault-block mountain forms from a reverse-fault, and a plateau does not.

A plateau forms when a flat block of rock is uplifted, and a fault-block mountain does not.

A fault-block mountain forms when the center block is uplifted, and plateau does not.

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Stephany Avery · Answer 1

A plateau forms when a flat block of rock is uplifted, and a fault-block mountain does not.

Explanation:

How is a plateau different from a fault-block mountain?

A plateau forms when a flat block of rock is uplifted, and a fault-block mountain does not.

Raquel Watkins · Answer 2

The uplift process of the flat rock block causes the formation of the plateau.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

When a flat block of rock is uplifted, the plateau is formed. But through this process, fault-block Mountain is not formed. Fault Block Mountain is formed by simultaneous upward and downward movement of the fault.

This way when one side is pushed upward, the other side falls down, causing the formation of the fault-block mountain. For example: the Sierra Nevada, the mountain at North America.