New Mexico NM-ASR Science Grade 8 Practice Questions - New Mexico Assessment Of Science Readiness - Science, Grade 8 Exam

The Himalaya Mountains are still rising today. Which geoscience process best explains this?

The Indian Plate is colliding with the Eurasian Plate, slowly pushing the crust upward to form mountains The mountains are rising because of erosion The mountains are rising because the ocean is expanding The mountains are rising because of meteor impacts

Correct Answer:

The Indian Plate is colliding with the Eurasian Plate, slowly pushing the crust upward to form mountains

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