Forces in Earth's Crust

Question 2 of 10 • 2026 Summer 305 CR_2002070-M/J Comprehensive Science 2

Which best describes how wedge basins form?

Answer

When two plates move apart, the weaker part of Earth’s crust moves down at normal faults where sediments are deposited until a basin forms.

At the area where two bent plates slide past each other, a depression forms where sediments are deposited.

When two plates collide, the non-subducting plate scrapes the subducting plate and forms a depression where sediments gather.

At the area of a depression between two plates, sediments continue to get deposited and become compacted.

Forces in Earth's Crust

Forces in Earth's Crust

Forces in Earth's Crust

QuizMultiple Choice

Question 2 of 10 • 2026 Summer 305 CR_2002070-M/J Comprehensive Science 2

Answer

When two plates move apart, the weaker part of Earth’s crust moves down at normal faults where sediments are deposited until a basin forms.

At the area where two bent plates slide past each other, a depression forms where sediments are deposited.

When two plates collide, the non-subducting plate scrapes the subducting plate and forms a depression where sediments gather.

At the area of a depression between two plates, sediments continue to get deposited and become compacted.

Forces in Earth's Crust

Forces in Earth's Crust

Forces in Earth's Crust