Question

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which phrase describes how a range of folded mountains forms?
a. the movement of two tectonic plates as they slide past each other
b. the slow, continuous divergence of two tectonic plates
c. the slow, continuous convergence of two tectonic plates
d. the movement of magma from the mantle up into the crust

Explanation:

Folded mountains form when two tectonic plates converge. As they collide, the rock layers are compressed and folded upwards.

• Option A (sliding past each other) causes faults and earthquakes, not folded mountains.
• Option B (divergence) leads to mid - ocean ridges or rift valleys.
• Option D (magma movement) is related to volcanic mountains, not folded ones.

Answer:

C. The slow, continuous convergence of two tectonic plates