Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not one of the three types of tectonic activity that causes orogensis along convergent boundaries?
A) oceanic plate-continental plate collision
B) oceanic plate-oceanic plate collision
C) continental-plate-continental plate collision
D) oceanic plate-continental plate collision, oceanic plate-oceanic plate collision, and continental-plate-continental plate collision are all correct.
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