The Appalachian Mountains, and the Himalayas are examples of mountain ranges created by:
A) anticlines
B) volcanic eruptions
C) faulting and folding
D) fracturing and denting
E) folding and erupting

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The Appalachian Mountains and the Himalayas were formed by the process of faulting and folding, which involves the bending, breaking and shifting of the Earth's crust. Anticlines are upward folds in the Earth's crust that do not typically form mountain ranges, and volcanic eruptions, fracturing and denting are not typically associated with the formation of mountain ranges.

The Appalachian Mountains, and the Himalayas Are Examples of Mountain