What is mountain building?
Mountain Building

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Mountain building, also known as orogeny, is the process by which mountains are formed through tectonic forces, including the collision and movement of tectonic plates.
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What type of fault is common where there are divergent boundaries?
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Normal fault.
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What causes a reverse fault?
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Compression.
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What is folding in geology?
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Folding is the bending of rocks due to stress caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
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What is faulting?
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Faulting is the process that causes rocks to break due to stress.
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What is a normal fault?
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A normal fault is a type of fault where the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall, typically occurring in areas of tension.
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What is a reverse fault?
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A reverse fault is a type of fault where the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall, typically occurring in areas of compression.
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