Question

the collision between the indian plate and eurasian plate, forming the himalayas, is an example of which type of boundary? question 7 transform boundary oceanic - continental convergence continental - continental convergence oceanic - oceanic convergence

Explanation:

• Transform Boundary: Involves plates sliding past each other horizontally (e.g., San Andreas Fault). No mountain - building like the Himalayas occurs here.
• Oceanic - Continental Convergence: Here, the denser oceanic plate subducts beneath the continental plate. This leads to volcanic arcs (e.g., Andes) rather than large - scale mountain ranges like the Himalayas.
• Continental - Continental Convergence: When two continental plates collide, neither subducts (since they have similar densities). The intense compression causes large - scale folding and uplift, which is exactly how the Himalayas formed from the collision of the Indian (continental) and Eurasian (continental) plates.
• Oceanic - Oceanic Convergence: Results in one oceanic plate subducting beneath another, creating features like island arcs (e.g., Japan). Not relevant to the Himalayas' formation.

Answer:

Continental - Continental Convergence