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Is the Himalayas divergent or convergent?
Yes, the Himalayas are located on a convergent boundary.There are three types of convergent boundaries:-Oceanic-Oceanic-Oceanic-Continental-Continental-ContinentalOf the three types, the Himalayas are considered to be Continental-Continental. Meaning, it's a collision between two continental plates.
What are two formations resulting from plate tectonics?
Continental Plates= Mountains. Ex: Himalayas Oceanic Plates= Tsunamis
What types of plates boundary exists today along the Himalayas?
Indo-Austrailan and the Eurasian Plates Stay in School Kids
What are the different mountain ranges and their formation?
Himalayas: Continental-continental North American Cordillera: Terrane accretion Aleutian: Oceanic-oceanic Andes: Near an active continental margin _______________________________ Himalayas: Two continents colliding Grand Tetons: Plates spreading Aleutian: Two ocean plates colliding. Andes: Near a subduction zone
Describe what happens when two plates carrying continental crust collide?
Mountain Ranges form. Like the Himalayas
The Himalayas and the Appalachian Mountains were both formed by colliding continental plates How do scientists know that the Appalachians were formed before the Himalayas?
All that remains of the Appalachians are eroded tops. The Himalayas are still highand jagged, comparatively not as affected by erosion.
What mountain range was formed as a result of 2 continents colliding?
When oceanic plates collide with continental plates, The oceanic plate goes under the Continental plate, creating friction deep in the earth, where the plates are rubbing against each other, creating magma, which rises to the surface and creates volcanic mountain ranges. The Andes mountain range is an example. I don't know if this will help you at all.
What occurs when dense oceanic plates collide with continental plate?
The oceanic plate subducts under the continental because it is denser. The Andes are being formed in this way and the Himalayas started that way also.
What occurs when dense oceanic plates collide with a continental plate?
The oceanic plate subducts under the continental because it is denser. The Andes are being formed in this way and the Himalayas started that way also.
What type continental boundary caused the Himalayas to be formed?
A convergent or constructive continental boundary formed the Himalayas.
Convergent boundary with no subduction?
A convergent boundary with no subduction is a continental-continental boundary. Because oceanic crust is denser than continental crust, it is always the subducting plate in a oceanic-continental boundary. In an oceanic-oceanic boundary, one of the plates will subduct, depending on several factors. Continental plates are thicker and less dense than oceanic plates, and when they converge, they push up the area where the plates meet, forming mountain ranges (note that this is not the only, or even the predominant, method of mountain formation). The Himalayas are being formed as a result of a continental-continental boundary.
What is an example of a continental-continental plate convergence?
The Himalayas
