Question

How are folded mountains formed?

Answer 1

Fold moutains are formed by crust which has been uplifted and folded by compressional forces. This occurs along convergent plate boundaries where two plates move towards each other, between continental plates or between an oceanic and a continental plate.

The crust and the rocks become bent and crumpled with massive layers of Earth's crust becoming uplifted as a result, forming spectacular fold mountains.

When two continental plates move towards each other, both plates are forced upwards in a series of folds. This caused big problems for early geologists who struggled to explain why they were finding fossils of sea creatures high up in mountains such as the Himalayas. We now know that the fossils got there due to uplift of sedimentary rocks found along the edges of the plates.

Well-know examples of fold mountains are the Himalayas in Asia and the Andes in South America.

Answer 2

fold mountains are formed when the earth tectonic plates crash into each other by forming a rock deformation and pushing the crust upwards.