Which plate boundary and movement commonly create non-volcanic mountains?
krishna-agrawala Teacher Graduate School Editor Emeritus Debater Expert Educator $(document).ready(function() { $(‘a.toggle_expert_titles’).click(function() { $(‘#show_expert_titles’).toggle(); return false; }); }); The non-volcanic mountains formed at plate boundaries due to plate movement are called fold mountains. These types of mountain form when two plates meet in an head-on collision layers of rocks at their edges crumple and fold in wavelike pattern. The crests of the waves form the peaks of the mountain while the troughs form the valleys. The crumpling or folding of layers of rack can be in the form of a gentle wave or it can be a complex pattern of multiple waves. The famous Himalayan range of mountains has been formed in this way. Rate answer: $(‘#aScore-194041’).istars(setAnswerRating); Flag as inappropriate Posted by krishna-agrawala on Saturday April 3, 2010 at 8:51 PM elingener Teacher Middle School The type of boundary is a convergent. In this case it would be between tw
