Question

describe how Himalayas are formed?

Answer 1

The Himalayas were formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate. ... As a result of this collision, the sedimentary rocks which were settled in the large-scale depression in the Earth's crust called Tethys were folded and formed the Himalayas ..

Answer 2

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The earth is composed of several plates.


In the past there was only one huge land mass or the Pangea. This Pangea broke up and drifted apart from one another.


The Gondwana land was the southern part of this Pangea. Due to conventional current, this Gondwana land was further broken down and split into several parts.


One part of this Gondwana, the Indo-Australian plate started drifting towards the North.


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It collided with the Eurasian plate in the North.


$\sf{\underline{This\:collision\:caused\:the:}}$

Sedimentary deposition of the Tethys to get folded forming the Himalayas.


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