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One plate tectonic, or fragment, is pushed underneath another plate which causes the other one to go nowhere else but up.

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When 2 plates collide and they pile up they form what?

Mountains.


What do two oceanic plates that collide form?

eigther volcanoes or mountains


Why do large mountains form when two continental collide?

When the two plates collide, they fold. causing both plates to move upwards trying to get around one another. Over time when the plates move upwards, mountains form. This is exactly how Everest was formed.


What type of geological feature will form where two plates collide?

mountains, crevasses, canyons


What features form where two continental plate come together?

When continental plates collide they form high mountains.


How do most mountains form?

when tectonic plates under the surface collide together and push up


Do folded mountains form by plates being pushed down?

Folded mountains form when tectonic plates collide and the crust is compressed and folded due to the immense pressure. The plates are not pushed down, but rather collide, causing the crust to buckle and fold upward to form mountains.


What landform forms when two of earth's plates collide?

A mountain range forms when two of Earth's plates collide. The intense pressure and forces created by the collision push the Earth's crust upwards, creating towering peaks and ranges. Examples include the Himalayas formed by the collision of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate.


When two continental plates collide what happens?

When two continental plates collide they form mountains .


What occur when two continental plates collide pushing the continental crust up to form mountains?

Earthquakes!


Why do large mountains form when two continental plates?

When the two plates collide, they fold. causing both plates to move upwards trying to get around one another. Over time when the plates move upwards, mountains form. This is exactly how Everest was formed.


Why do large mountain form when two continental plate collide?

When the two plates collide, they fold. causing both plates to move upwards trying to get around one another. Over time when the plates move upwards, mountains form. This is exactly how Everest was formed.