2006-08-10 19:24:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
There are three major types of mountains based on their forming:-
1) When two giant earth plates come closer to each other and start pressing against each other the result is folding of the surface...thereby forming high mountains. The highest peaks of the world are formed in this manner.
2) When a volcano erupts it and remains active for an long long time the material erupted by it makes the area around it's crater higher and higher thereby forming a mountain.
3) When due to geological movements some part of earth collapses downwards thereby pushing the surface around it higher...and thereby forming Mountains.
2006-08-10 19:38:09 · answer #1 · answered by sameer s 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mountains' formation is geological phenomenon.Pouring of magama in succession also leads to this e.g hilly structurs of Deccan platue.
Sedimentary rocks undergo folding due tectonik movements.Todays badami caves in Karnataka are best example of such mountais.
Refer to book on Structural Geology by Pro.Mukerjee.
( Text book for Pune University B.Sc.)
2006-08-12 01:44:18 · answer #2 · answered by Prasad K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tectonic plates as in India, eruption of volcanoes, winds, rains, tornadoes, typhoons and human activities are the factors for the making of the mountains.
2006-08-11 02:36:49 · answer #3 · answered by wacky_racer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mountain form when volcano tries to come out of the earth & when it is fully heated it comes out
2006-08-11 05:24:16 · answer #4 · answered by terrible rock 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
volcanic erruptions - deposit to form mountains
Earth quakes - plates rearrange at times, to elevate a portion of land & form mountains & valleys
2006-08-11 03:03:29 · answer #5 · answered by debashis j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are cause by techtonic plates shifting one on top of the other, it ios not when they colidde, When they collide is a fault line causing earthquakes.
2006-08-11 02:32:44 · answer #6 · answered by a_neilsen2005 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They form when two tectonic plates collide (through subduction).
2006-08-11 02:29:55 · answer #7 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The pushing together of the Earth's crust.
2006-08-11 02:48:13 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time and pressure from glaciers, earthquakes, bodies of water such as lakes and rivers.
2006-08-11 02:32:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
due to the collision of the tectonic plates .
2006-08-13 06:55:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋