The Himalayan Mountains in Asia were formed by
A) an ancient, mid-oceanic volcanic ridge now uplifted to become dry land.
B) folding of Earth's crust where two crustal plates collided along a subduction zone.
C) asteroid impacts during the first billion years of Earth's history.
D) shrinking and folding of Earth's crust as Earth cooled and contracted.

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The Himalayan Mountains were formed by the folding of Earth's crust due to the collision of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate along a subduction zone. This process is known as orogeny, and it is responsible for creating many of the world's mountain ranges.

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