Buttes, mesas, and inselbergs represent
A) pinnacles of rock and rock masses that were uplifted by compressional forces.
B) erosional remnants of a once extensive and continuous rock layer.
C) erosional remnants of vertically tilted strata.
D) the erosional remnants of volcanoes (i.e., volcanic necks).

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Buttes, mesas, and inselbergs are landforms that have been shaped by erosion. They are typically composed of hard, resistant rock that has been left standing as the surrounding rock has been worn away. This makes them erosional remnants of a once extensive and continuous rock layer.

Buttes, Mesas, and Inselbergs Represent