Question

how do continental mountains form? • indicate the type of plate boundary where continental mountains forms. (1 pts) • describe how the plates move to eventually form mountains (not volcanoes!). (2 pts) • sentence starters: • continenetal mountains form at ____________ plate boundaries • continenetal mountains form when ... (3 points)

Explanation:

Answer:

• Type of plate boundary: convergent (continental - continental)
• Description: Continental mountains form at convergent (continental - continental) plate boundaries. Continental mountains form when two continental tectonic plates move toward each other (converge) and collide. Since both plates are continental (low - density, thick crust), instead of one subducting beneath the other, the edges of the plates crumple, fold, and are pushed upward due to the immense pressure from the collision. This uplift and deformation of the crustal rocks over time results in the formation of mountain ranges (like the Himalayas formed from the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates).