This task is designed to give you an in-depth look into plate tectonics.  You can form your own opinion concerning the mountain's origins. 

Alfred Wegener introduced the concept of Pangea in 1915.  Pangea means "All-Earth."  Wegener believed the Earth's crust moved along the top of the liquid core.  We do know the Earth's continents are on major plates (the Eurasian plate, Australian-Indian plate, Philippine plate, Pacific plate, Juan de Fuca plate, Nazca plate, Cocos plate, North American plate, Caribbean plate, South American plate, African plate, Arabian plate, the Antarctic plate, and the Scotia plate).  The theory has developed so that scholars believe these major plates drifted apart over a certain period of time.  When looking at a map, it would seem possible that Africa and South America once fit together.  Furthermore, fossil evidence exists, as well. 

Massive plates containing continents would cause a major impact and change upon collision.  Therefore, scientists believe Mt. Everest was created by the collision of Asian and Indian plates.

TASK ONE:  Use the websites listed below to research plate tectonics.  Then, create a diagram illustrating the POSSIBLE creation of Mt. Everest using the plate tectonic theory.  Label and color the diagram.