folds and thrus is usually form when the earths crust undergoes?
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Continental lithosphere is too buoyant to get pushed down into the mantle or subduct, so when the plates smash together, the crust crumples upwards, causing uplift. The stresses cause folds, reverse faults, and thrust faults, all of which allow the crust to grow thicker and rise upwards.
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