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An example was when the Indian Plate collided with the European Plate. The softer Indian Plate was forced underneath, which raised the European Plate to form the Himalayas.
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What is the rising of earths crust to higher elevations called?
Mountain building
An episode of mountain building is termed?
Orogenesis (Mountain Building) Orogeny is the term used for an episode of mountainbuilding.
Mountain formation can result when what occurs?
When subduction occurs at points of plates collision.
What occurs after weathering?
After weathering occurs nothing happens i think. :)
What happens during the process of mountain building?
Plate tectonics sub-ducting plates cause up thrusts
What happens when two contients collide?
Earthquakes and mountain building.
What happens when plate boundaries meet?
Volcanos,,,, Mountain Building
What type of plate boundary occurs when plates come together?
Convergent boundary, which in this case would lead to mountain building (as in the Himalayas)
What kind of rock is forms when heat and pressure of mountain building change sedimentary rock?
Metamorphic rock is formed when that happens.
What will happen when stress builds up in a tectonic plate and the plates collide?
When that happens a earthquake is produced.
What is the rising of earths crust to higher elevations called?
Mountain building
What happens on the other side of a plate that is being pushed?
either subduction (e.g. pacific ring of fire) or mountain building (e.g. himalayas)
An episode of mountain building is termed?
Orogenesis (Mountain Building) Orogeny is the term used for an episode of mountainbuilding.
What is it when warm air flows up a mountain during the day?
Valley Breeze occurs in the day and Mountain breeze occurs in the night.
Mountain formation can result when what occurs?
When subduction occurs at points of plates collision.
During the process of mountain from building?
Mountain formation refers to the geological processes that underlie the formation and metamorphism are all parts of the orogenic process of mountain building.
Feature of mountains that is NOT a direct result of mountain building is?
Ripple marks are a feature of mountains that are not a direct result of mountain building.
