_______ is the point where some region of the lithosphere reaches its ultimate elevation and stops rising.

Question

Question 19 options:

A)

Buoyancy

B)

Isostatic equilibrium

C)

Orogeny

D)

Isostatic uplift

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

B) Isostatic equilibrium

Isostatic equilibrium is the point at which the lithosphere's buoyancy balance reaches a state where it stops rising and is stabilized at its ultimate elevation.