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Mountains produced by tensional stress, like the Teton Range in Wyoming, are called _____.

-folded mountains
-fault-block mountains
-canyons
-plateaus

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Mountains produced by tensional stress, like the Teton Range in Wyoming, are called fault-block mountains .

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It is considered a fault-block mountain! Fault-block mountains are formed by the movement of large crustal blocks when forces in the Earth's crust pull it apart, much like the ones in Teton Range. Hope this helps!

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