Page 9 - BP3Z 005 Why are the Himalayas getting higher every year

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.