Discuss the origins of the Himalayas in terms of plate tectonics. What type of plate boundary is represented? What will be an ideal response?
The Himalayas are the result of orogenic activity caused by the collision of India and Eurasia.
Hence, these mountains are an example of a continental-continental convergent plate
boundary. This is the reason that earthquakes are common in the region. The student may
also want to discuss these mountains in terms of a Wilson Cycle.
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The potential instability brought about by the lifting of a stable layer whose surface is humid and whose top is “dry” is called ____________________
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Steep-sided hills of viscous lava that pile up over volcanic vents are known as
A) volcanic domes. B) cinder cones. C) composite volcanoes.
The theory of elastic rebound was proposed as a result of studies following the ____________________ earthquake in the year ____________________
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Archbishop James Ussher used the Bible to construct a chronology to date the creation of the Earth to ________
A) 1776 A.D B) 46,000 B.C.E C) 79 A.D D) 4004 B.C.E