Large,thick,nonvolcanic mountain belts,like the Himalayas,have features associated with ____________ plate boundaries.

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Large, thick and nonvolcanic mountain belts are formed by tectonic plates pushing against each other and creating compressive forces that result in crustal thickening, uplift, and folding. This is associated with convergent plate boundaries, where two plates are colliding with each other. The Himalayas, for example, were formed by the collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates. Divergent plate boundaries are associated with the formation of mid-oceanic ridges and seafloor spreading, while transform plate boundaries are associated with the formation of strike-slip faults.

Large,thick,nonvolcanic Mountain Belts,like the Himalayas,have Features Associated with ____________ Plate