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What type of mountain is formed when the earths crust is squeezed together?
It depends on the type of plates coming together but two continental plates will form a mountain chain. An example would be the Indian sub-continent colliding with Asia to form the Himalayas.
How did the planets and other objects in the solar system form out of material in a disk?
from when an objects crashed into earth and an chunk of rock form
What are all the countries that stretch across the Alps?
The Alps are one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching fromAustria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany, to France in the west.
The Ural Mountains form the western boundary for which continent?
The Ural Mountains form the western boundary for the continent of Asia.
What is the tectonic plat that pushes against the Eurasian plate to form the alps and other geographical features?
The tectonic plate that pushes against the Eurasian Plate to form the Alps is the African Plate. As the African Plate moves northward, it collides with the Eurasian Plate, resulting in the uplift and formation of mountain ranges like the Alps. This tectonic activity is part of the larger process of continental collision and mountain building known as orogeny.
What two plates crashed together to form the alps?
The Alps are a result of the collision between Africanand European tectonic plates, during which the western part of the Tethys Ocean, (which was formerly in between these continents), disappeared.
How do the alps form?
by two plates crashing together
Every continent has mountains true or false?
True. Each continent has some form of mountain range or elevated land. Examples include the Andes in South America, the Rocky Mountains in North America, the Alps in Europe, the Himalayas in Asia, the Drakensberg in Africa, and the Australian Alps in Australia.
Which began to form first the alps or the rocky mountains?
The Rockies began first
Which mountains would have to be created to get form northern Italy to Switzerland?
The Alps are the mountains that would have to be crossed.
What is the name of europe and Asia together?
Europe and Asia form the continent of Eurasia.
Which continents is North to South America?
Together they form the continent of America, or the Americas.
What did wegener hypothesize happen to the continents?
they drifted together to form a single continent
What type of land form does the continent of Europe form?
The continent of Europe is primarily composed of diverse landforms, including plains, mountains, rivers, and coasts. Some of the notable features include the European Plain, the Alps mountain range, the Mediterranean coastline, and various river systems such as the Danube and Volga.
Which mountains form a border with Italy and Switzerland?
The Alps
The city of Morelia is located on which continent?
The city of Morelia is a city with a large popluation in Mexico. Mexico, together with Canada and The United States of America, form the North American continent.
What is the noun to alpine?
The word 'alpine' (or Alpine) is the adjective form of the proper noun Alps (The Alps is a mountain range in Europe).The adjective 'alpine' describes a noun as of or from The Alps region.
