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Folded mountains are created when plates move. Folded mountains occur at convergent boundaries where land is being pushed together. The pressure of the plate motion causes the land above to fold. This folding can happen in a number of different patterns. These folding patterns appear as domes, waves, or twists and turns. Occasionally, this happens at a divergent boundary where part of the adjacent land moves, causing the surface layers to buckle or fold. Folded mountains often have gentile slopes and a dome appearance.
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What kind of plate boundary causes mountains to form?
The plate boundary that causes mountains to form is called a convergent boundary.
Subduction zones are found near what kind of boundaries?
Subduction zones are found near convergent plate boundaries, where two tectonic plates collide and one plate is forced beneath the other, leading to the formation of deep ocean trenches and volcanic arcs.
Places where tectonic plates come together?
Tectonic plates come together at convergent boundaries. Some examples include the boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate along the west coast of the United States, where the plates are converging and creating the Cascade Range of mountains. Another example is the boundary between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate, where the plates are colliding and creating the Himalayas.
What kind of plate boundary forms sea trenches?
Convergent plate boundaries, where tectonic plates are moving towards each other, can form sea trenches. As one plate is forced beneath the other in a process called subduction, a deep trench is created in the seafloor. An example of this is the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean, formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.
What happens when continental crust collides continental crust?
A mountain gets made
What kind of activity does convergent boundaries do?
usually it is mountains
What kind of boundary do Shield volcanoes form?
hot spots and convergent boundaries
What kind of plate boundary causes mountains to form?
The plate boundary that causes mountains to form is called a convergent boundary.
What kind of plates cause volcanoes?
Plates do not cause volcanoes. Volcanoes generally form at the boundaries between plates. They form at convergent and divergent boundaries.
Andes Mountains are on what kind of boundary?
convergent boundary.
What kind of plate boundary does a plateau form on?
A plateau can form on a convergent plate boundary where two plates collide, causing uplift and compression of the crust. It can also form on a divergent plate boundary where two plates move apart, leading to the stretching and thinning of the crust, creating a high, flat landform.
What kind of stress occurs at a converging boundary?
Compressional stresses occur at convergent plate boundaries.
What kind of boundaries can cause earthquakes and volcanoes?
Earthquakes can occur at any type of plate boundary, but the most powerful earthquakes tend to occur at convergent boundaries and at transform boundaries.
What kinds of volcanoes form on converging plate boundaries?
Volcanoes that form on converging plate boundaries are typically stratovolcanoes or composite volcanoes. These volcanoes are formed by the subduction of one tectonic plate beneath another, leading to the formation of a volcanic arc and explosive eruptions due to the melting of the subducted plate. Examples include the Cascade Range in the U.S. and the Andes in South America.
How are mountains chains formed?
When two edges of tectonic plates collide (convergent boundary) they can cause a crumpling effect and an upthrust to form mountains. The Himalayas, for instance, were formed when the Indian Plate crashed into the Asian Plate. Convergent boundary also applies to the situation where one plate moves under the other (subduction) this kind of plate boundary can also form mountain chains. An example of this is the Andes mountains.
What are the effects of fault movement?
Depends on what kind of boundary it is. In convergent boundaries, trenches and volcanoes can form where oceanic crust hits continental crust. Mountains form when two continental plates collide. In transform boundaries, earthquakes occur as the plates slide past each other and release tension. Earthquakes underwater can cause tsunamis. In divergent boundaries, faults can become more noticeable. Rifts are formed. Magma can rise from them and fill gaps, creating volcanic islands if underwater. Mid-ocean ridges in these boundaries. Signs of fault movement are all over the place.
What are the effects of faulting?
Depends on what kind of boundary it is. In convergent boundaries, trenches and volcanoes can form where oceanic crust hits continental crust. Mountains form when two continental plates collide. In transform boundaries, earthquakes occur as the plates slide past each other and release tension. Earthquakes underwater can cause tsunamis. In divergent boundaries, faults can become more noticeable. Rifts are formed. Magma can rise from them and fill gaps, creating volcanic islands if underwater. Mid-ocean ridges in these boundaries. Signs of fault movement are all over the place.
