0
Many different things can happen. The mountain could originally have been a volcano, and the lava cooled and hardened to form more layers of stone on the volcano until the volcano is no longer over a hot spot. Another thing that could happen, as in the case of India and the Himalayas, a tectonic plate could collide with another tectonic plate, causing the denser of the plates to go under the less dense plate, raising the plate it moved under. Also, if they both are of the same density and they collide, both plates will be raised to form mountains. The Himalayas are actually still rising. In prehistoric times, what is today called India, was not connected to Asia. It all depends on what type of mountain you are talking about.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What creates mountains?
what creates a mountains is the convergent boundary
How do the volcanic mountains form?
the volcanic mountains form by the earths eruptions and creates hot lava that cools off and creates and forms volcanic mountains
What is the layer inside the Earth that creates the Earth's magnetosphere called?
Earth's core creates the magnetosphere.
What happens when solar wind approaches earths atmosphere?
When solar wind approaches the earth's atmosphere a collision occurs. This creates light.
What is a constructive force caused by the convection currents in the earth's mantle?
Convection currents in the earth's mantle cause the plates to move. When this happens, mountains can form.
Why are mountains cunstructive?
The building of mountains creates new land on the surface of the Earth.
The collision of two creates huge mountains?
The collision of two tectonic plates can create huge mountains. This collision will often cause the violet upheaval of earth that creates mountains and valleys.
What creates mountains?
what creates a mountains is the convergent boundary
What happens to earth's crust when mountains are eroded?
The Earth's crust becomes weathered, and this can affect the landscape over time.
How do the volcanic mountains form?
the volcanic mountains form by the earths eruptions and creates hot lava that cools off and creates and forms volcanic mountains
What would happens when two of the plates of the earth's crust are colliding together?
I pretty sure that is creates an earthquake.
What is the layer inside the Earth that creates the Earth's magnetosphere called?
Earth's core creates the magnetosphere.
What are the types of mountains?
There are three main types of mountains. block mountains formed by sections of the earth's crust that have been tilted or lifted up by the movement of two close fault lines, large cracks in the earth's surface. These are usually smaller than other types of mountains and are often separated by valleys. Volcanic mountains are formed by magma that is pushed out of the earth through a crack or weak place in the earth's crust. Fold mountains are formed when rock is "squeezed" together. When plates collide, the rock along the edges crumples, creating a huge zig-zag pattern in layers of the earth's crust. Upwarped mountains are formed when magma pushes up the earth's crust without breaking the surface. This creates a rounded mountain that gently slopes toward the surrounding land.
What creates the hymaliya mountains?
two plate boundaries .
What fault creates fault block mountains?
Seismograph
What is a constructive force caused by the convection currents in the earth's mantle?
Convection currents in the earth's mantle cause the plates to move. When this happens, mountains can form.
What happens when solar wind approaches earths atmosphere?
When solar wind approaches the earth's atmosphere a collision occurs. This creates light.
