Select all correct answers: The volcanic rocks in the Pinnacles National Park:Multiple answers:Multiple answers are accepted for this questionSelected answers will be automatically saved. For keyboard navigation...SHOW MOREaWere erupted by a volcano ~23 million years ago. bWere 'cut' by the San Andreas Fault and moved northward away from their original location.cWere formed by decompression melting of the mantle asthenosphere during Yellowstone hot spot volcanism in California. dForm rugged spires or pinnacles in the landscape because the volcanic breccia is more resistant to erosion than the surrounding sedimentary rock.eAre the nesting grounds for the California condor.
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Select all correct answers: The volcanic rocks in the Pinnacles National Park:Multiple answers:Multiple answers are accepted for this questionSelected answers will be automatically saved. For keyboard navigation...SHOW MOREaWere erupted by a volcano ~23 million years ago. bWere 'cut' by the San Andreas Fault and moved northward away from their original location.cWere formed by decompression melting of the mantle asthenosphere during Yellowstone hot spot volcanism in California. dForm rugged spires or pinnacles in the landscape because the volcanic breccia is more resistant to erosion than the surrounding sedimentary rock.eAre the nesting grounds for the California condor.
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The correct answers are:
a) The volcanic rocks in the Pinnacles National Park were erupted by a volcano ~23 million years ago.
b) They were 'cut' by the San Andreas Fault and moved northward away from their original location.
d) They form rugged spires or pinnacles in the landscape because the volcanic breccia is more resistant to erosion than the surrounding sedimentary rock.
e) They are the nesting grounds for the California condor.
The statement c) is incorrect because the Pinnacles National Park was not formed by decompression melting of the mantle asthenosphere during Yellowstone hot spot volcanism in California.
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