The continental crust is thicker ________.
A. under older mountain belts than under younger ones
B. underneath the Appalachians than under the Rockies
C. under the craton than under mountain belts
D. under younger mountain belts than under older ones
E. under the U.S. Midwest than under the western states
Answer: D
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