Geography · Geomorphology
What is the proper sequential order of stages in the Wilson Cycle of ocean basin evolution? (A) Continental rupture and formation of a wide ocean basin with passive margins (B) Formation of island arcs and arc-continent orogeny (C) Oceanic lithosphere fractures and new subduction boundaries take shape (D) Plates reverse their motion, and the ocean basin begins to close (E) Formation of a continental suture Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- 1(A), (C), (E), (D), (B)
- 2(A), (D), (C), (E), (B)
- 3(A), (D), (C), (B), (E)
- 4(A), (C), (D), (B), (E)✓
Correct answer
(A), (C), (D), (B), (E)
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