Practice mode Soil Science

What are thick concordant intrusions that push overlying sediments up into dome-shaped hills called?

Correct answer D. Laccoliths

Explanation

A laccolith is a mushroom-shaped body of magma intruded between rock layers. Its flat base and domed top force overlying strata upward into a hill.

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