Question
Mount Everest is located in the Himalayas, the highest mountains in the world. They formed from the Indian and Eurasian plates pushing against each other. What kind of boundary or zone is it?
(1 point)
Responses
A. subduction zone
A. subduction zone
B. divergent boundary
B. divergent boundary
C. collision zone
C. collision zone
D. transform boundary
(1 point)
Responses
A. subduction zone
A. subduction zone
B. divergent boundary
B. divergent boundary
C. collision zone
C. collision zone
D. transform boundary
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
C. collision zone
The formation of the Himalayas, including Mount Everest, is primarily due to the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
C. collision zone
The formation of the Himalayas, including Mount Everest, is primarily due to the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.