Where do mountains form Most mountains form along plate boundaries Plates collide and cause the land and crust to be pushed up forming mountains The plates can continue to push together and the mountains can grow An example of this is the Himalayas ID: 612710
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Where do mountains form?
Most mountains form along plate boundaries.
Plates collide and cause the land and crust to be pushed up forming mountains.
The plates can continue to push together and the mountains can grow. An example of this is the Himalayas.Slide3
Mountain ranges located in the middle of plates like the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachians were formed by ancient plate collisions that formed the present day continents. Slide4
Do mountains stay the same?
Processes are wearing down mountains all the time.
Water and wind break rock apart creating sediment that is carried away.
All mountains will become low rounded hills eventually.Slide5
How do mountains form?
Rocks are brittle and will break, but when pressure is applied slowly they can bend. Rocks deep in the crust are warmer and more likely to bend.Slide6
Folded mountains
A folded mountain forms as continental crust crumples and bends into folds.
This happens at convergent plate boundaries.
If the plates continue to push together the mountain will grow.Slide7Slide8
Fault-block mountains
Fault-block mountains form where continental crust is being pulled apart. As the crust is stretched, it breaks into blocks. The blocks tilt creating higher areas.Slide9