Mountainous relief is due to the rotation and sinking of lithospheric blocks in a _________tectonic setting.

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Mountainous relief in an extensional tectonic setting is typically not due to the rotation and sinking of lithospheric blocks. Instead, this description more accurately applies to processes in convergent tectonic settings, where plates collide and can lead to the uplift and folding of mountains. However, the question seems to contain a mistake in the options provided, as A and C are identical and none of the options perfectly match the description given. The correct understanding would be that mountainous relief is often associated with convergent boundaries (either continent-ocean or ocean-ocean), but the specific mechanism described does not align with extensional settings.

Mountainous Relief Is Due to the Rotation and Sinking of Lithospheric