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The Formation of Mountains
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The structure of the Earth
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The Earth’s major plates
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Convection currents
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Fold mountains
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Fold Mountains
This is the most common type of mountain. It’s called ‘fold’ because when the tectonic plates collide, the edges crumple as they are pushed together and the rock of the Earth’s surface is pushed up to create mountains. The Himalayas are fold mountains.
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Fold mountain rock formation
Zagros Mountains © Stefan Jürgenson , Flickr
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Fold Mountain
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Fault block mountains
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Fault Block Mountains
When cracks in the Earth’s surface open up, large chucks of rock can be pushed up while others are pushed down. This creates mountains with a long slope on one side, and a sharp drop on the other. The Sierra Nevada mountains in California, USA are fault-block mountains.
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Fault block mountains
Sierra Nevada from the east © Mary, Flickr
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Fault Block Mountains
Sierra Nevada
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Dome mountains
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Dome Mountains
Dome mountains are smooth and round-looking. They are formed when magma from in between the Earth’s crust and mantle gets pushed up, but doesn’t ever flow out – so, all the magma makes the land bubble up like a balloon. Bear Butte in South Dakota, USA is an example of a dome mountain.
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Dome mountains
Mount Rushmore © Flickr, Paul WeimerBear Butte © Flickr, bl0ndeeo2
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Volcanic Mountains
Volcanic mountains are formed around volcanoes, which are vents in the Earth’s top layer that let through magma from between the crust and the mantle layers. Mountains are made of ash and cooled lava. Mauna Loa in Hawaii, USA is the largest active volcano in the world.
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Formation of Volcanoes
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Volcanic Mountain
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Plateau Mountains
Plateau mountains are different from the other mountain types because they haven’t formed because of rock or magma being pushed up. Instead, they’ve formed because of materials being taken away through erosion, which has left deep valleys or gorges next to high cliffs. The Columbia Plateau in the Northwest USA is an example of this type of mountain.
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Plateau