Describe the plate tectonics processes and associated stresses that have led to the formation of the
Himalayas, the world's largest mountain range? What will be an ideal response?
The Indian plate has moved northward into Eurasia, causing compression. First, there was subduction
of the seafloor that separated the two continents, which formed continental arc volcanoes. Then, when
the continental plates met, India continued to push into Eurasia. The motions resulted in thrust
faulting, reverse faulting, and folding, which thickened the crust to make the mountains.
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A) in the opposite hemisphere. B) relatively small as compared to Africa. C) relatively large as compared to Africa. D) possessing much more topographical features. E) exactly the same relative size to the other land masses.
High concentrations of toxic heavy metals in estuaries are most likely to be found in ________.
A. the water of the adjacent ocean B. the air above the adjacent land C. air above the estuary D. the sediments E. the water of the estuary
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false