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Volcanic mountains are formed when lava reaches the Earth's surface. The lava becomes viscous and cannot flow away readily. This then accumulates around the vent and as different layers pile up, a volcanic mountain is formed.
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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 causes fog to form near mountains?
bigfoot is real
How does the Igneous rock form from the extrusive?
Extrusive volcanics form when magma travels and cools upon reaching Earth's surface.
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
