0
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What are the 3 types of plate boundarys?
The three types of plate boundaries are divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries. At divergent boundaries, plates move away from each other, creating new crust. Convergent boundaries involve plates colliding, leading to the formation of mountain ranges or subduction zones. Transform boundaries involve plates sliding past each other horizontally.
What is the height of the Mt. Everest summit?
The height of the Mt. Everest summit is 29,032 feet (8,848 meters) above sea level.
Types of plate boundries?
The three main types of plate boundaries are divergent, convergent, and transform. Divergent boundaries occur where plates move apart, creating new crust. Convergent boundaries occur where plates collide and can result in subduction zones or mountain formation. Transform boundaries occur where plates slide past each other horizontally.
What are the key differences between a divergent boundary and a convergent boundary in plate tectonics?
A divergent boundary is where tectonic plates move away from each other, creating new crust. A convergent boundary is where plates collide, leading to the formation of mountains or subduction zones.
What are the three plate movements?
The three main types of plate movements are convergent, where plates move towards each other; divergent, where plates move away from each other; and transform, where plates slide past each other horizontally.
Is mt vesuvius on a divergent boundary?
No. It is associated with a convergent boundary.
How are convergent boundaries different from divergent boundries?
convergent boundaries collide but divergent boundaries move away from each other.
What mountain was the tallest when Mt. Everest was not discovered?
Mt Everest.
Is lithosphere sinking into the mantle divergent convergent or transform?
Convergent.
What plate boundary is mt rainier on?
Mount Rainier, Washington, isn't located on a divergent plate boundary but a convergent one. The Juan de Fuca Plate off the coast is pushing under the northern US and Canada, creating volcanism (such as Mt St Helens).
How are convergent boundarys different from divergent boundarys?
convergent boundaries collide but divergent boundaries move away from each other.
Was the rocky mounatins formed by a divergent or convergent boundry?
Convergent boundry
Is forming underwater mountains and volcanoes convergent divergent or transform?
Underwater volcanoes and mountains can form at both convergent and divergent boundaries.
Is the Marianas trench convergent or divergent?
The Mariana Trench is a convergent plate boundary.
What are the 3 plates?
divergent, transform and convergent
What continent is mt. Everest?
Mt. Everest can be found on Asia
Where in the world is Mt. Everest?
Mt Everest is located in China :)
