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Mountain building (orogenesis) normally occurs at convergent plate boundaries where plates are moving towards each other. However at divergent boundaries there is a possibility for the formation of horst and graben structures where the tensile stresses cause down thrown blocks of crust to occur bordered by up thrown blocks of crust (horst) which may appear to be mountains.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 7y agoConvergent boundaries between plates produce mountains by two different mechanisms:
- crumpling of similar plates (continental plate against continental plate e.g. Himalayan mountains, oceanic plate against oceanic plate e.g. Caribbean islands) forms folded mountains(usually nonvolcanic)
- subduction of oceanic plate under continental plate (e.g. Japanese islands, Aleutian islands, Cascade mountains, Andes mountains) forms volcanic mountains
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∙ 14y agoThe collision of slowly moving tectonic plates does create mountains, but so do other geological processes.
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∙ 14y agoGood job! Mountains are formed by convergent boundaries, when two plates collide.
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What is it called when two plates collide forming a mountain?
I think that when two continental plates collide it's called a collision margin, the mountains that then form are called fold mountains :)
What happens and what forms when 2 continental plates collide?
When two continental plates collide they buckle up and fold forming mountains.
Which two plates collide in the Appalachian mountains?
The pacific plate and the cocos plate
What is the effect if the cause is two plates collide and one is pushed upward?
you get mountains out of molehills
Name two landforms that are created when plates collide?
It is known as subduction, where one plate is force downwards into the mantle.
What landform forms when two of earth's plates collide?
Mountains, get pushed up when two plates collide.
When two continental plates collide what happens?
When two continental plates collide they form mountains .
When two continental plates collide what types of mountain are formed?
When two continental plates collide,fold mountains are formed.
What forms or happens when two continental plates collide?
mountains
What type of landform is created by the collision of continental?
When two Continental plates collide, both plates lift upward and it can form mountains or mountain chains.
What happens and what forms when 2 continental plates collide?
When two continental plates collide they buckle up and fold forming mountains.
What is it called when two plates collide forming a mountain?
I think that when two continental plates collide it's called a collision margin, the mountains that then form are called fold mountains :)
What do two oceanic plates that collide form?
eigther volcanoes or mountains
When two continenal plates collide what types of mountains are formed?
eudipeiwuo
What can form when two continental plates collide?
Fold mountains
A boundary where two plates meet and collide forming mountains is called a?
A boundary where two plates meet and collide forming mountains is called a convergent boundary. It is also known as destructive plate boundary.
When two oceanic plates collide what physical feature forms?
Mountains and grass
