What caused the great mountain ranges on Earth, such as the Rocky Mountains and the Andes?
A) collisions of two tectonic plates, where one is folded into mountains while the other is thrust underneath
B) two tectonic plates being pushed apart by molten rock that is being forced up between them
C) heat from Earth's interior causing Earth's crust to expand and then crumple
D) the carving of continents by ice sheets during ice ages, with the mountains left behind as "islands" in a sea of glaciers
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