Question
_______ is the point where some region of the lithosphere reaches its ultimate elevation and stops rising.
Question 19 options:
A)
Buoyancy
B)
Isostatic equilibrium
C)
Orogeny
D)
Isostatic uplift
Question 19 options:
A)
Buoyancy
B)
Isostatic equilibrium
C)
Orogeny
D)
Isostatic uplift
Answers
GPT-4o mini
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.
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.