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    Where Two Continental Plates Converge, Compressional Stress Squeezes Rocks, Forming
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Where Two Continental Plates Converge, Compressional Stress Squeezes Rocks, Forming

Question 18

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Where two continental plates converge, compressional stress squeezes rocks, forming folds and reverse and thrust faults.

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