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they thought the metallic plates of the earths crust rubs together and pushes the earth up

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Q: How did people in 19th century think mountains were formed?
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How did people believe mountains were formed before the theory of plate tectonics?

they form where the crust is crumpled and pushed upward by the movement of plates


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