Orogenesis refers to
A)the beginning of extensive faulting.
B)a general term for a mountain-building episode that thickens continental crust.
C)a general thinning of the crust.
D)eroding away of surface material to expose a craton (continental shield).
E)the creation of an escarpment during normal faulting.

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Orogenesis specifically refers to mountain-building events that result in the thickening of continental crust. It does not refer to faulting or erosion specifically.

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