Multiple Choice
Orogenesis refers to
A) a general thinning of the crust.
B) the beginning of extensive faulting.
C) the formation of mountains without faulting,folding,or the capture of migrating terranes.
D) a general term for a mountain-building episode that thickens continental crust.
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