Compare the characteristics of national parks of the Cascade geologic province with those of the Colorado Plateau province. Which of the following statements is false?
a. The age of the rocks of the Cascades range from Paleozoic to Cenozoic, whereas the age of the rock of the Colorado Plateau range from Precambrian to Cenozoic.
b. Much of the landscape of the Cascades was formed by erupting volcanoes, whereas the landscape of the Colorado Plateau was dominantly formed by erosion.
c. The rocks composing the Colorado Plateau are much older than the rocks composing the Cascades.
d. In the Colorado Plateau, the rocks are very old, but the landscape is relatively young.
e. The geologically young age of the mountains of the Cascades is comparable to the age of the landscape of the Cascades.