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Earthquakes can cause mountains to form by sub ducting a plate under another plate.
Also compression can squeeze a rock until it gets thicker in the middle, Which can build a mountain.>_<
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoTectonic plates moving under each other- they push at each other, gradually forming ridges.
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What natural occurrences causes mountains to form or disappear?
A natural occurrence which causes mountains to to disappear is erosion, and to form is an earthquake (I think).
What type of plate movement causes fault-block mountains to form?
Lateral movements of diverging plates.
When shearing causes areas between plates that are sliding past one another to form what?
fault mountains
How are up walked mountains formed?
Up walked mountains are formed when pressure is built up and pressure is pushed down. This causes the land to become uneven and form a mountain.
Can fog form in the mountains?
Fog frequently forms in mountainous regions due to air being forced upwards by the mountains themselves. This causes the air to cool and condense its moisture into fog and clouds. This is called orographic fog.
What natural occurrences causes mountains to form or disappear?
A natural occurrence which causes mountains to to disappear is erosion, and to form is an earthquake (I think).
What causes fog to form near mountains?
bigfoot is real
What kind of mountains form from vertical fault movement?
Block mountains form when a fault line causes rocks to move past each other. These are also called fault mountains.
What land form is in the northern part of Italy that causes people not to live their?
Mountains
When two plates collide what forms?
sometime mountains form, but sometimes it causes an earthquake
Why is geography considered a scienece?
to answer qustions that inclue science like "what causes mountains to form
When plates push together compression causes the ground to form what mountain?
stromboli mountains
What type of plate movement causes fault-block mountains to form?
Lateral movements of diverging plates.
When shearing causes areas between plates that are sliding past one another to form what?
fault mountains
How are up walked mountains formed?
Up walked mountains are formed when pressure is built up and pressure is pushed down. This causes the land to become uneven and form a mountain.
Why did marble mountains form?
Why was marble mountains form
What is the possessive form of the word mountains?
The plural form of the singular noun mountain is mountains.The plural possessive form is mountains'.Example: The mountains' colors were shades of blue and grey.
