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What is a convergent boundry?

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the boundry formed by the collision of 2 lithosphere plates

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What are convergent boundries?
a boundary where earthquakes often occur where tectonic plates come together
How are mountains formed at convergent plate boundrys?
When plates converge, they crash together and push dirt up. With giant plates, they push up mountains. Take some dirt. Take two rulers. Put the dirt between the rulers. Now, push the rulers together....
What happens at convergent plate boundries?
subduction
What are the three types of convergent plate boundries?
Oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary, continental-oceanic convergent boundary, and continental-continental convergent boundary.
Does a mountain form at a convergent boundry?
Yes a Mountain forms. This is when the crust folds above itself. The Himalayas in India are still growing because the Indian and Asian Plates are still colliding and they have not yet diverged.