GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

TECTONICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mount Everest formed when two tectonic plates collided. Which of the following processes lead to the formation of Mount Everest?
A
erosion
B
subsidence
C
uplift
D
weathering
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -40 million years ago, the Indian plate collided with the Eurasian plate . The enormous pressure forces resulting from this shock caused a gigantic mountain uplift. There are 3000 km of the Himalayas with Mount Everest being the highest peak (8848m).

Detailed explanation-2: -Rising at the border of Tibet and Nepal, Mount Everest formed from a tectonic smashup between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates tens of millions of years ago.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The Himalayan Mountains formed at a convergence plate boundary between the Eurasian plate and the Indian plate.

Detailed explanation-4: -This immense mountain range began to form between 40 and 50 million years ago, when two large landmasses, India and Eurasia, driven by plate movement, collided. Because both these continental landmasses have about the same rock density, one plate could not be subducted under the other.

Detailed explanation-5: -The crust beneath the Himalaya, the most towering mountain range on Earth, is still the process of being compressed. Here, the Indian plate is colliding northward with the Eurasian plate. The sedimentary rocks of the Himalayas include shale and limestone.

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