To explain fold and thrust belts, simultaneous normal faulting, and how once deep-seated metamorphic rocks rise to an upper level in a mountain belt, geologists use a model called
A. gravitational collapse and spreading
B. faulting
C. tectonism
D. orogeny
Answer: A
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