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What forms when continents collide?
Mountain chains are formed when continents collide.
How does rifting and accretion change the shapes of continents?
This changes the shapes of continents because different parts of the continents converge and diverge at different rates. So the Northern part of a continent could be spreading apart faster than the southern.
How is a folded mountain range formed?
When two plates in the Earth converge, over time, folded mountains will be formed. I mean, I AM IN FIFTH GRADE give me a break
How did they think mountains were formed in the 1900's?
Alfred thought that mountain were formed by two continents smashing together with such force that the land was forced up.
Where are most sedimentary rocks found on continents formed?
UNDERWATER
What type of mountain is formed when plates converge?
when plate boundaries converge folded mountains are formed.
How where continents formed?
continents where formed by under water y=volcanos
When two oceanic plates converge what are formed?
subduction zones
What is the name for the supercontinent that once formed all the continents?
Pangaea is the supercontinent that once formed from all the continents.
Which type of mountain is formed by colliding continents?
The type of mountain that is formed by colliding continents is the upward mountain.
What three continents meet at the Middle East?
The Middle East is typically considered to be part of three continents: Asia, Europe, and Africa. These continents converge at the Middle East due to its geographical location connecting the three landmasses.
What forms when continents collide?
Mountain chains are formed when continents collide.
How does rifting and accretion change the shapes of continents?
This changes the shapes of continents because different parts of the continents converge and diverge at different rates. So the Northern part of a continent could be spreading apart faster than the southern.
What question did wegener's theory answer?
how were the continents formed
What is the supercontinent that formed when the continents combined?
The supercontinent that formed when the continents combined is called Pangaea. It existed around 300 million years ago and eventually broke apart to form the continents we have today.
How is a folded mountain range formed?
When two plates in the Earth converge, over time, folded mountains will be formed. I mean, I AM IN FIFTH GRADE give me a break
What is a single landmass once formed by the continents?
Pangaea is the single landmass that was formed by the continents around 335 million years ago. It eventually broke apart into the continents we have today due to the movement of tectonic plates.
