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Geology of the Appalachians, an Uncommon card
The geology of the Appalachians dates back more than 1.2 billion years to the Mesoproterozoic era when two continental cratons collided to form the supercontinent Rodinia.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 57
- Power
- 122
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 33,000
Power 122 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Geology of the Appalachians quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Geology of the Appalachians card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
These mountain ranges likely once reached ______ similar to those of the Alps and the Rocky Mountains before they were eroded.
Answer
elevations. These mountain ranges likely once reached elevations similar to those of the Alps and the Rocky Mountains before they were eroded. From the Geology of the Appalachians article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Concert band. Concert band 72 · Battle of Ball's Bluff 68 · Geology of the Appalachians 65 · Betula nigra 59 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Draco. Draco 59,000 · Coloane 47,000 · Geology of the Appalachians 33,000 · Flower mantis 24,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The rocks exposed in today's Appalachian Mountains reveal elongate belts of folded and thrust faulted marine sedimentary rocks, volcanic rocks, and slivers of ancient ocean floor.
- The creation of the Appalachian ranges marks the first of several mountain building plate collisions that culminated in the construction of Pangea with the Appalachians and neighboring Anti-Atlas mountains near the center of the supercontinent.
- These mountain ranges likely once reached elevations similar to those of the Alps and the Rocky Mountains before they were eroded.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Geology of the Appalachians article was read about 33,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 57: each hit it takes is cut by 23 %.
How to get Geology of the Appalachians
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Text : Wikipedia, Geology of the Appalachians (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Omarcheeseboro, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
