Nepal Takta Makan Desert Bangladesh This satellite image shows the Himalaya Mountains, the tallest mountain range on Earth, and the Tibet Plateau. Which of the following processes is responsible for the formation of the mountains in this region? O thickening of the crust caused by deformation during collision O formation of a passive margin basin due to cooling of the lithosphere O thinning of the crust due to stretching in a broad rift O displacement on a large strike-slip fault

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Tajikistan
slamabad
New Delhi
India
Nepal
Takla Makan Desert
kathmand
Rumber Mor
thickening of the crust caused by deformation during collision
formation of a passive margin basin due to cooling of the lithosphere
thinning of the crust due to stretching in a broad rift
O displacement on a large strike-slip fault
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Chala
This satellite image shows the Himalaya Mountains, the tallest mountain range on Earth, and the Tibet Plateau. Which of the
following processes is responsible for the formation of the mountains in this region?
Transcribed Image Text:Tajikistan slamabad New Delhi India Nepal Takla Makan Desert kathmand Rumber Mor thickening of the crust caused by deformation during collision formation of a passive margin basin due to cooling of the lithosphere thinning of the crust due to stretching in a broad rift O displacement on a large strike-slip fault Bhutan Bangladesh Chala This satellite image shows the Himalaya Mountains, the tallest mountain range on Earth, and the Tibet Plateau. Which of the following processes is responsible for the formation of the mountains in this region?
Question 4
What type of stress is primarily responsible for the growth of the Himalayas?
Tension
None of there
Compression
Shear
Question 5
Which of the following are forms of deformation?
Folding
Tilting
All of these
Faulting
Transcribed Image Text:Question 4 What type of stress is primarily responsible for the growth of the Himalayas? Tension None of there Compression Shear Question 5 Which of the following are forms of deformation? Folding Tilting All of these Faulting
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