The collective term for any process that produces a mountain belt is called ________

A) orogenesis
B) diagenesis
C) petrogenesis
D) subduction


Answer: A

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a snake's cylindrical body shape is ____________________ to an earthworm's cylindrical body shape

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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