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The image shows a mountain peak in Asia.
A snow covered mountain top.
Which force most likely created this mountain?
compression
gravity
shearing
tension
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Compression.
The high, snow-covered Asian peaks (e.g., the Himalayas) formed by compressional forces as the Indian Plate collided with and pushed into the Eurasian Plate, producing uplift, folding and thrust faulting. Gravity causes erosion/mass wasting, shearing is lateral (transform) motion, and tension produces rifts.
The high, snow-covered Asian peaks (e.g., the Himalayas) formed by compressional forces as the Indian Plate collided with and pushed into the Eurasian Plate, producing uplift, folding and thrust faulting. Gravity causes erosion/mass wasting, shearing is lateral (transform) motion, and tension produces rifts.
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