Mountains can form through various processes such as tectonic activity where plates collide, creating fold or fault-block mountains. Volcanic activity can also form mountains when magma reaches the surface and solidifies. Erosion can expose and shape mountain ranges over time, while some mountains are formed by the accumulation of sedimentary rock layers.
Folded mountains - formed by the folding of rock layers due to tectonic plate movement. Fault-block mountains - formed by the movement of tectonic plates causing blocks of the Earth's crust to uplift. Volcanic mountains - formed by the accumulation of lava and volcanic ash from volcanic eruptions. Dome mountains - formed by the uplift of large areas of the Earth's crust without significant folding or faulting.
The scientific study of the formation and shape of mountains is called orogenesis. It focuses on the processes that lead to the creation of mountain ranges and the geological structures that contribute to their shape and formation.
Mountains are formed at the boundary where tectonic plates collide or move apart.
The science of mountains is called orography. It is the branch of physical geography that studies the formation, structure, and classification of mountains.
A person who studies mountains is called a geologist or a geomorphologist. They specialize in the formation, structure, and history of mountains.
Folded mountains - formed by the folding of rock layers due to tectonic plate movement. Fault-block mountains - formed by the movement of tectonic plates causing blocks of the Earth's crust to uplift. Volcanic mountains - formed by the accumulation of lava and volcanic ash from volcanic eruptions. Dome mountains - formed by the uplift of large areas of the Earth's crust without significant folding or faulting.
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What type of formation is the Andes Mountains?
Fault block mountains
The phenomenon responsible for the formation of the highest mountains is Tectonism. This is caused mostly as a result the collision movements of various lithospheric plates. The process of formation of the mountains is termed Orogeny.
Fault block mountains
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What type of formation is the Andes Mountains?
The Himalayas
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Tall and rugged mountains.