EARTH SCIENCE
TECTONICS
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Question
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A transform boundary between continental plates
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A transform boundary between oceanic plates
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A convergent boundary between continental plates
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A subduction zone between a continental plate and an ocean plate
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mountains are usually formed at what are called convergent plate boundaries, meaning a boundary at which two plates are moving towards one another.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The two tectonic plates that collided into one another to create the Himalaya Mountains are the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. When tectonic plates collide, the boarder is called a convergent plate boundary where two plates push against one another.
Detailed explanation-3: -As you would expect, where plates collide there are lots of intense earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The subducting oceanic plate melts as it reenters the mantle. The magma rises and erupts. This creates a volcanic mountain range near the coast of the continent.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Andes Mountain Range of western South America is another example of a convergent boundary between an oceanic and continental plate. Here the Nazca Plate is subducting beneath the South American plate.