High Mountains Consisting of Tightly Folded and Overthrust Sedimentary Rock

question 89

Multiple Choice

High mountains consisting of tightly folded and overthrust sedimentary rock layers, as well as metamorphic rocks, are formed

• A) along midocean ridges during seafloor spreading activity and are subsequently uplifted above sea level in response to isostatic processes.
• B) during plate collisions.
• C) during volcanic eruptions.
• D) in continental rift zones.
• E) exclusively by magma intrusions.

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