Question

Mountain ranges form along _______ plate boundaries via orogenic processes. Rift valleys formed through the stretching of divergent plates occurs through a/an _______ process. The formation of mountain ranges occurs as a result of _______. Scientists observe an extremely long _______ area in a continental plate during an orogenic process. _______ processes cause vertical plate motion along tectonic plates.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Convergent

2. Taphrogenic

3. Orogeny

4. deformation

5. Epeirogenic

6. The asthenosphere produces a buoyant force on the crust that pushes it upward. The crust stops rising when the buoyant force and gravitaional force are balanced. This is when isostatic equilibrium is reached.