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Fault Block mountains or Horst- formed when colliding plates build up pressure along parallel cracks (faults) in the Earth's surface. The extreme pressure causes large blocks of land to slip and be uplifted. Elevations are normally greater than 3000 meters above sea level. Example: The Sierra Nevadas of California.
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How does a faultblock mountain form?
A fault-block mountain forms where the edges of two plates come together to create a fault. When one plate pushes up over the other one, the upper one can continue up until it is high enough to create a fault-block mountain.
What mountain would lava may form?
Lava may form a mountain called a volcano!
Mountain ranges and mountain systems form a larger unit called a?
mountain belt.
Does volcano form mountain?
A volcanoe is like a mountain but it is really not
A land form with high elevation and pointed or rounded?
A mountain
What forms a mountain?
Rocks build up together and form a mountain
How does a mountain is form?
they form from the constant moving of techtonic plates which cause magma to spew out and the build up becomes a mountain
What type of mountain is mountain k2?
dome
Do mountain breezes form during the day or night?
Mountain breezes typically form during the night. As the sun sets, the air in the valley cools more quickly than the air on the mountain, creating a temperature difference. This temperature difference causes the air to flow from the mountain down into the valley, creating a mountain breeze.
Can you form words for the mountaineers?
mountain
How mountain pass form?
first
When did mountain Tararua form?
2009
