During the last 50 million years, the lithospheric plates carrying modern day India moved toward its present position. As it moved, the Himalayan Mountains were formed along the boundary of the Indian and the Eurasian plates. Which of the following best explains why the mountains formed at the plate boundary?

Hydroelectricity provides about 7 percent of the electricity generated in the united states. (a) explain how a hydroelectric power plant converts energy stored in water into electricity. (b) identify two factors that determine the amount of electricity that can be generated by an individual hydroelectricity power plant. (c) describe the two main types of land-based hydroelectric power plants. (d) describe two economic advantages and two environmental disadvantages of hydroelectricity.