Page 9 - IP3B 002 Why are the Himalayas getting higher every year
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Eventually, the accumulation of
snow slides down the slanted sides
of the mountain, finding a final
resting place in the valleys down
below .
The original formation and
continued growth of the Himalayan
mountain ranges is the result of
plate tectonics. Plate tectonics
refers to separations in the ocean
floor.
Essentially, seafloor spreading
happens when thermal expansion
causes a rift to occur between the
Earth’s crust and the lithosphere.
