Plate tectonics
Gigantic "plates" that are on the uppermost part of the lithosphere
What are plate tectonics?
The rocks are older on the outside but newer at the middle
What is Seafloor Spreading?
A bunch of mountains in South America that are popular
What are the Andes Mountains
India crashed into asia
How were the himalayas Formed
A layer of molten rock above the core and below the lithosphere
What is the mantle?
An Underwater mountain range in the atlantic ocean
What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
A Subduction from convergent plates made these
What are the Andes Mountains
The oceanic plates subducted under the india crashed
How Did india crash into asia?
When 2 plates are sliding towards each other
What is a converging plate?
A plate that spreads apart that can either make a valley or ridges
What is a divergent plate?
There are 3 sections, Southern, Central, & Northern
What is, The geography of The Andes
The Himalayas are still growing
Are the Himalayas growing
When 2 plate slide away from each other
What is a diverging plate?
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge
What is the longest mountain range on earth?
A result of The Subduction of Nazca
Why Does Andes Have Volcanoes
The plates were convergent. Ocean to Continental then Continental to Continental. the oceanic subducts and pushes it up a little, the the continental pushes it up more.
What plate direction was it
When 2 plates are grinding against each other in a way that makes earthquakes
What are Transform Plates?
Volcanic activity in Subduction zones and divergent plate areas increases
Why does the Mid-Atlantic Ridge have volcanoes?
65 million years ago
When were the Andes Mountains formed
Mount Everest
What is the most popular mountain of the himalayas