The continents are carried by the Earth's tectonic plates like ... instead of sinking along with the plate, they crumpled into mountain ranges—the Himalayas. By 10 million years ago the two ...

Mount Everest is part of the Himalayan mountain range in Asia where many of the world’s tallest mountains are found. Earth’s surface is made up of different sections called tectonic plates.

Build mountains ... Four types of plate tectonic activity are demonstrated in this feature. Keep an eye on the map to see where in the world the activity takes place. Also known as spreading ...

The colorful swirls and stripes that characterize China's Rainbow Mountains would have remained hidden without the epic tectonic collision that created the Himalayas.

Deep beneath the mountains of the Himalayas, something remarkable is taking place. The vast, rocky plate supporting India, ...

Most geologic activity stems from the interplay where the plates meet or divide. The movement of the plates creates three types of tectonic ... rise to the Himalaya, the highest mountain system ...

It is made up of large slabs called tectonic plates ... fold mountains that are still growing - like in South America’s Andes, or the world’s tallest mountain, Everest, in the Himalayas ...

As the name suggests, China's Rainbow Mountains ... Himalayas, approximately 50 million years ago, according to NASA's Earth Observatory. Land that was once relatively flat was scrunched up and folded ...