Fold mountains are the result of large-scale earth movements caused by:

heat in earth's crust

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stresses in the earth's crust

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movement in the earth's crust

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is B stresses in the earth's crust
The crust of the earth is made up of different strata of rocks. As a result of movement inside the earth, these rock strata at times are forced up and down and thus fold mountain are created. So fold mountain are the result of large-scale earth movement caused by stresses in the earth's crust.

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