Question

2 Explain how mountains are formed. Answer in about 50 words.
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Answer 1

Answer:

When magma pushes the crust up but hardens before erupting onto the surface, it forms so-called dome mountains. ... Other types of mountains form when stresses within and between the tectonic plates lead to cracking and faulting of the Earth's surface, which forces blocks of rock up and down.

Answer 2

Mountains are formed by slow but gigantic movements of the earth's crust (the outer layer of the Earth). The Earth's crust is made up of 6 huge slabs called plates, which fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. When two slabs of the earth's crust smash into each other the land can be pushed upwards, forming mountains