If the Himalaya mountain range is presently 8,000 m in height and is rising at a rate of 0.5 m per century because of the convergence of two continental plates,how long did it take to create this mountain range?
A) 1,600 years
B) 160,000 years
C) 1.6 million years
D) 160 million years

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If the mountain range is presently 8,000 m in height and is rising at a rate of 0.5 m per century, then it would take 8,000 / 0.5 = 16,000 centuries to create this mountain range. 16,000 centuries is equal to 1.6 million years (since there are 100 centuries in a millennium and 1,000 years in a millennium). Therefore, the answer is C) 1.6 million years.

If the Himalaya Mountain Range Is Presently 8,000 M in Height