Orogenesis Refers to

Multiple Choice

Orogenesis refers to

A) the beginning of extensive faulting.
B) a general term for a mountain-building episode that thickens continental crust.
C) a general thinning of the crust.
D) the formation of mountains without faulting,folding,or the capture of migrating terranes.
E) the deepening of the ocean through subduction in a trench.