what are three different ways mountains can form and what are examples of each?

Answer 1

Here are four ways.

Fault-block mountain:
If a fault exists in which one rock mass is moving up, and the other is stationary, or moving down, then the upward moving rock mass will form a mountain which rises up from the stationary or downward moving rock The Sierra-Nevada mountains in California are fault-block mountains.

Folded mountains:
When two moving plates push up against each other with extreme force, the crust can bend in an up and down, rolling pattern.

Volcanic mountains:
These mountains form when a hole is torn in the earth's crust. When this happens, plastic rock from the mantel rises up through the hole. The rock from the mantel is hot enough to melt, but the extreme pressure from the mantel keeps the rock in its solid form. When the rock is released from the mantel, a large amount of that pressure goes away, and the rock is free to liquefy, forming molten rock, or magma. This magma pushes against the crust of the earth. When this happens, the crust heaves upwards, forming a mountain. The crust can crack, forming a vent through which the magma can escape, and the result is a volcano. Mount St. Helens in southwestern Washington state is a volcanic mountain.

Domed mountain:
Sometimes, magma escapes from the mantel of the earth, but does not travel directly upwards. Instead, it flows underground. When this happens, the overlying rock is still pushed upward, but a vent is not formed. Thus, the magma is never released, and a volcano doesn’t form. Because the rock is pushed upwards, a mountain that often looks similar to a volcano is formed. Domed mountains are typically rounder and more sloping than a volcanic mountain. The Black Hills in South Dakota are domed mountains.

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Answer 2

Mountain ranges are a deformation in the crust of the earth. The most famous and well explained is the himalaya range which is a deformation caused by one plate (the Indian Subcontinent) pushing against the Euro-Asian continent plate.

Another method to make a mountainlike structure is a volcanic weak spot in the crust. The Hawaiian Island chain is caused by the plate moving Northwest over a weak spot in the crust where magna tends to push to the surface at that particular area. Moana Loa is now over that weak spot forming an active volcano.

Man's puny attempt to make a mountain occurs in a variety of ways. Landfills are valleys that are filled to make a plateau. Trash and waste mining products are often used. Another mountain that men made was like a pyramid, something to be venerated, used for worship or for the leaders to show off in front of their subjects. Some of the most natural looking ones were made near the Mississippi river by the Indians.

Literally man can make mountains out of molehills, but can't hold a candle to Mother Nature....

Answer 3

Volcanoes can form mountains - Mt. St Helens was good example.
Colliding continental plates can cause mountains to form through up lift - The Himalayas are a good example. They formed when the Indian subcontinent slammed into the Asian plate.
Erosion can cause mountains if left alone long enough. Sideling Hill in Maryland is a good example. It is a mountain (or hill) that was once the valley of two mountains or mountain ranges that have long since eroded away.
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Answer 4

Orogenic mountains that form fold mountains typical examples are the fold mountains of himalyas and alps.
Volcanic mountains formed by volcanic cones or lava flows like the deccan plateau of india.
Relict montains formed by the erosion or ancient elevated talbe lands or plateaus typical example is eastern ghat mountains of south india.

Answer 5

1. Subduction - Cascade Range; Divergence - Iceland
2. Hot spots/intrusions - Hawaii
3. Fault block: either normal or reverse (normal - Steens Mountain)
4. Accretion - Coast Range (West Coast NA)

Answer 6

collision plate boundaries- the Himalayas
uplift and erosion- heeps, most common
volcanic activity- Mt Fuji