What term refers to an episode of mountain building involving deformation—usually accompanied by igneous
activity, metamorphism, and crustal thickening?
a. stratigraphy
b. accretion
c. bonding
d. ridge push
e. orogeny
e
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What will be an ideal response?
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Which of these statements is supported by the graph? Select all that apply.
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