When an isolated mountain range occurs in the interior of a continent, one may infer that the range formed by ____

A)the collision of two continental plates
B)compressive forces acting on the opposing margins of a single plate
C)the rifting of the continent
D)the growth of a volcanic arc
E)the emplacement of a large pluton


A

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