Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Plates come together and collide, and the edges of the two plates may clump together and rise up. This process is called _________.

• A. rising
• B. folding
• C. colliding
• D. faulting

Answer 1

The correct option is B folding

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Diastrophic forces may cause tectonic plates to come together and collide. As this happens, the edges of the two plates may clump together and rise up. The region that rises up is called a fold and this process is called folding.