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When two edges of tectonic plates collide (convergent boundary) they can cause a crumpling effect and an upthrust to form mountains. The Himalayas, for instance, were formed when the Indian Plate crashed into the Asian Plate.
Convergent boundary also applies to the situation where one plate moves under the other (subduction) this kind of plate boundary can also form mountain chains. An example of this is the Andes mountains.
Marguerite Considine
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How were the Andes mountains and other mountain chains formed?
by tectonic plates colliding
Mountains chains formed by magma coming through rift zones are called?
they are called mid-ocean ridges
Mountains that do NOT occur in mountain chains are?
Dome Mountains
Mountains that do not occur in mountain chains?
dome mountains
How do fold mountain form?
Fold mountain or mountain chains are formed by the collisions between continental plates.
What is the name of the pattern that is formed from overlapping food chains in a community?
A food web is formed by overlapping food chains.
How was Mackenzie mountains formed?
They where formed by the movement of the plates smashing together.Over time this will make mountains and that was how those mountains were formed.
What are the mountain chains that cross Italy?
The mountains that cross Italy are the Apennine Mountains
How are fold mountains made?
Fold mountains are formed from the collision of continental tectonic plates. Since neither plate subducts under the other, the colliding plates wrinkle and fold like a rug being pushed into a wall.
What force formed these volcanic mountains?
lava formed the volcanic mountains
What is the two Mountain chains that divide Europe and Asia?
They are the Ural Mountains and the Caucasus Mountains.
How apposition mountains formed?
There are no such mountains.
