EARTH SCIENCE
TECTONICS
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Question
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two tectonic plates move apart
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two tectonic plates are colliding
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a continental plate is subducting beneath an oceanic plate
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two tectonic plates are sliding horizontally past each other
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Himalayan mountain range and Tibetan plateau have formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate which began 50 million years ago and continues today.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Himalayan mountain chain is an example of a continental collision. 40 million years ago, the Indian plate collided with the Eurasian plate.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mountains form where two continental plates collide. Since both plates have a similar thickness and weight, neither one will sink under the other. Instead, they crumple and fold until the rocks are forced up to form a mountain range. As the plates continue to collide, mountains will get taller and taller.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.