Q: Explain how a block mountain is formed ??????
Answers
Fault-block mountains are formed by
the movement of large crustal blocks
when forces in the Earth's crust pull
it apart. Some parts of the Earth are
pushed upward and others collapse
down. ... The surface of the Earth can
move along these faults, and displace
rock layers on either side.
The block mountain is formed on these mountains form when faults or cracks in the earths crust force some materials or blocks of rock up and others down and instead of the earth folding over the earths crust fractures pulls apart and it breaks up into blocks or chunks often fault block mountains have a steep front side and a sloping back side. Block mountains are caused by faults in the crust a plane where rocks have moved past each other and when rocks on one side of a fault rise relative to the other it can form a mountain and the uplifted blocks are block mountains or horsts.