What Is the Main Cause of Uplift During a Continental

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Multiple Choice

What is the main cause of uplift during a continental collision?

• A) down flexing of one continent in front of thrust belts
• B) addition of magmas from the subduction zone
• C) an almost doubling of the thickness of continental crust
• D) thinning of the lithosphere

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