Mountains
The Forming and Folding of Mountains
By Molly
The forming and folding of mountains is a magnificent, natural occurrence. The formation of mountains happens over a time period of billions of years. Mountains can fold over a very quick period of time or very slowly depending on the level of the pressure. Let’s find out more.
The Forming of Mountains
There are two ways for mountains to form.
1.Sedution
2.Up Lift
Seduction
Seduction is when two plates overlap. One of the plates goes under the other plate. The plate that is on top forms the mountain from the pressure of the plate underneath it. Mount Everest is an example of Seduction.
As you can see
one of the tectonic plates is going over the other
the top plate gets pushed enough to become a mountain.
Up Lift
Up Lift is when the two plates collide. The two plates push at each other until the almost become one. This ends up causing a mountain.
step 1:the two plates colided
step 2 : they beging to rise and mush together
step 3: nthe uplift creates a mountain
The Folding of Mountains
The folding of mountains is a very interesting subject. The whole occurrence happens because of the heat and pressure of the earth’s crust. Colliding plates in the lithosphere provide the heat and pressure for the mountains to fold or collapse. When the rock from the mountain falls down it gets pushed back up again by the plates.
it starts when the rocks fall and the mountain folds
then the heat and pressure pushs up the rock
then it creates the mountain again in a different form
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