Fault-block mountains are created by tensional forces in the Earth's crust that cause blocks of rock to move up or down along faults. As these blocks move, they create a series of steep mountain ranges and valleys. This movement is typically associated with normal faults, where the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall.
Mountains are typically formed through the process of tectonic plate movements, where two plates collide, causing one plate to be forced upwards and form a mountain range. Volcanic activity can also contribute to the formation of mountains when magma pushes through the Earth's crust and forms volcanic mountains. Additionally, erosion and weathering can shape and carve the mountains over time.
A boundary where two plates meet and collide forming mountains is called a convergent boundary. It is also known as destructive plate boundary.
The Cascade Mountains are a volcanic mountain range located in the western United States. They are considered to be a convergent boundary, where two tectonic plates are colliding.
divergent boundary where new crust is formed.
A convergent boundary is where two plates collide. This can lead to the formation of mountains, earthquakes, and volcanic activity.
convergent plate boundaries
Mountains are typically formed through the process of tectonic plate movements, where two plates collide, causing one plate to be forced upwards and form a mountain range. Volcanic activity can also contribute to the formation of mountains when magma pushes through the Earth's crust and forms volcanic mountains. Additionally, erosion and weathering can shape and carve the mountains over time.
convergent boundary.
Convergent Boundary.
The type of boundary that the Andes mountains are, in South America, is a convergent plate boundary. This was formed from the collision of the South American plate boundary and the Nazca plate.
A convergent boundary is where two tectonic plates move towards each other, resulting in the collision or subduction of one plate beneath the other. This boundary often leads to the formation of mountain ranges, deep ocean trenches, and volcanic activity.
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Convergent
The plate boundary is continental - continental. This creates mountains and earthquakes, but one plate doesn't go under the other
A boundary where two plates meet and collide forming mountains is called a convergent boundary. It is also known as destructive plate boundary.
divergent plate boundary
The Divergent Boundaries.