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Wegener said that because continents move, they can collide with each other. How could colliding continents explain the formation of mountains?

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Answer: So, if an oceanic tectonic plate collides with a continental plate, the denser oceanic plate is likely to sink beneath the continental plate, creating a subduction zone. ... These mountains are produced when tectonic plates are stretched to the point that they crack and slide.

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