Question

Differentiate between block mountains and fold mountains?
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Answer 1

Block mountains are formed due to faulting which is caused when the horizontal movements within the earth's crust move away from each other. Fold mountains are formed due to folding which occurs when the horizontal movements within the earth's crust move towards each other.

Answer 2

ꜰᴏʟᴅ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ.

᯽ꜰᴏʟᴅ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ ɪꜱ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴄᴛᴏɴɪᴄ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴅɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʀʏ ʀᴏᴄᴋꜱ.

᯽ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴏꜰ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ꜱᴇᴅɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʀʏ ʀᴏᴄᴋꜱ ᴇɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪᴍᴀʟᴀʏᴀꜱ.

ʙʟᴏᴄᴋ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ

᯽ʙʟᴏᴄᴋ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ ɪꜱ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ꜱᴜʙᴍᴇʀɢᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ʟᴀɴᴅᴍᴀꜱꜱ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪɢ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ꜱɪᴅᴇꜱ.

᯽ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ʙʏ ꜱᴏʟɪᴅ ʀᴏᴄᴋꜱ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ꜱɪᴅᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ʀɪꜰᴛ ᴠᴀʟʟᴇʏ. ᴇɢ ᴠᴏꜱɢᴇꜱ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ ɪɴ ꜰʀᴀɴᴄᴇ.