A thrust fault increases the thickness of the crust as it moves toward a continental interior in a mountain belt; yet the crust beyond the mountain front stays the same thickness
Isostasy would suggest that the area at the mountain front, where the thrust emerges, should ________ over time.
A) subside B) near sea level C) stay the same D) uplift
A
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