The Basin and Range Province contains an alternating series of fault-block mountains and basins created by ________ of the continent.
A)compression
B)transpression
C)extension
D)collision

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The formation of basins and fault-block mountains in the Basin and Range Province is primarily the result of extensional forces that have pulled the crust apart and created a series of normal faults. As a result, the region has a repeating pattern of mountain ranges separated by valleys or basins. Compression, transpression, and collisional forces would not create this specific pattern of alternating uplifted and down-dropped blocks of crust.

The Basin and Range Province Contains an Alternating Series of Fault-Block