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The Himalayas were formed when the Indian Plate collided with the harder European Plate. The Indian Plate was thrust under at what is termed a subduction zone.
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What is the name given to plates diving beneath one another?
Subduction
What is the name given to a group of atoms that are covalently bonded together?
Covalent compounds
What is the name of the place where the tectonic plates meet?
In and around the Ring of Fire, or more commenly known as the Pacifis Ocean.
What is the name of plates that wont sink?
Continental plates will not sink.
The place where tectonic plates touch is known as the what?
It is called plate boundarys :P
What is the name given to plates diving beneath one another?
Subduction
What name is given to the boundary where two tectonic plates pull away from each other?
This is known as a divergent boundary.
What is the name given to two numbers to be added together?
addends
What name is given to group of stars that are close together?
A "cluster".
What was the name given to the landmass when the continents where all together?
the answer is it was pangaesa
What does the ring of fire have to do with earthquackes?
"The ring of fire" is the name given to tectonic plates that meet in a circular fashion with the Pacific ocean in the middle. These plates tend to move around causing earthquakes.
What is Another name for a constructive boundary?
All so know as a "Divergent Boundary" when 2 plates collied and the outher of the 2 is pushed down it is called a divergent boundary or a (Constructive Boundary).
Which name is given to the huge group of stars that are close together?
Constellation
When a group of organs work together what name are they given?
organ system!
What is the name given to the house of representitives and sentate together?
The Legislative Branch
Who is give the name of computer?
In the early 1900s, women who scanned astronomical photo plates for new galaxies were given the title 'computer'.
What are the 2 names given to a species?
The two names given to a species are its genus name and its specific epithet, which together form its scientific name or binomial name.
