Question

He Himalaya Mountains are a range of mountains that is

2,400 km long and that arcs across Pakistan, India, Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan. The Himalaya Mountains are the highest
mountains on Earth. Nine mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth, rise to heights of more than 8,000 m. Mount Everest stands 8,850 m tall.
The formation of the Himalaya Mountains began around 80 million years ago. A tectonic plate carrying the Indian subcontinent collided with the Eurasian plate. In the process, the Indian plate was driven beneath the Eurasian plate. This collision caused the uplift of the Eurasian plate and the subsequent formation of the Himalaya Mountains. This process is ongoing today as the Indian plate continues to push under the Eurasian plate. New measurements show that Mount Everest is moving northeast by as much as 10 cm per year.
Part A What type of boundary is being described in the passage, and what two plates are involved?
Part B Describe the geologic process that led to the formation of the Himalaya Mountains.

Answer 1

Part A: The boundary being described in the passage is a convergent boundary, where two tectonic plates are colliding. The two plates involved are the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate.

Part B: The geologic process that led to the formation of the Himalaya Mountains began around 80 million years ago when the Indian subcontinent collided with the Eurasian plate. The Indian plate was driven beneath the Eurasian plate, causing the uplift of the Eurasian plate and the subsequent formation of the Himalaya Mountains. This collision continues today, as the Indian plate continues to push under the Eurasian plate, causing the mountains to continue to rise. The process of one plate being driven beneath another is called subduction, and it is a common process that forms mountain ranges around the world.