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Answered by Princess1234567
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Types of mountains:

Mountains can be classified into five different basic types based on the cause that formed the mountain, type of rocks, shape and placement on land.

Fold Mountains (Folded Mountains)

Fault-block Mountains (BlockMountains)

Dome Mountains

Volcanic Mountains

Plateau Mountains

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Lewis thrust fold

Lewis thrust fold

Lewis thrust fold

Fold Mountains:

These are the most common types of mountains. These are formed when two continental tectonic plates collide and their edges crumble to form mountains. The crust is uplifted forming folds on top of the other. Vast mountain ranges stretching across thousands of kilometres areFold Mountains. The Rocky Mountains in North America, the Alps in Europe, the Andes in South America, the Urals in Russia and the Himalayan Mountains in Asia are examples of Fold Mountains.

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Sierra Nevada Mountains  

Sierra Nevada Mountains

Fault-Block Mountains:

The Fault-block Mountains or block mountains are created when faults or cracks in the Earth's crust force materials or blocks of rocks upward or down. The uplifted blocks are Block Mountains or horsts. The intervening dropped blocks are called graben, which can be small or form rift valley systems. These block mountains break up into chunks or blocks and move either up or down. When they move apart blocks of rock get stacked on one another Fault-block Mountains usually have a steep front side and then a sloping back side. The Sierra Nevada Mountains in North America and the Harz Mountains in Germany are examples of Fault-Block Mountains.

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this figure clearly shows why Fault block mountains are steeper on one side and slope on the otherFigure shows exact structure of earth's crust beneath the Mountain

this figure clearly shows why Fault block mountains are steeper on one side and slope on the other

this figure clearly shows why Fault block mountains are steeper on one side and slope on the other

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Dome MountainsBlack HillsDome Mountain

Dome Mountains

Dome Mountains

Dome Mountains:

Dome Mountains are also called Upwarped Mountains. These mountains are formed when large amounts of molten rock or magma push the earth’s crust from underneath. The magma in this case never reaches the top surface of the earth. So even before it can erupt the source of magma goes away leaving the pushed up Rock as such. This rock then cools and forms a mountain. With time the mountain forms a dome shape, where it gets warped due to erosion. The Black hills of South Dakota in the USA and the Adirondack Mountains in New York are examples for Dome Mountains.

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Mount Rainer

Mount Rainer

Volcanic mountains:

Volcanic mountains are created by volcanoes as the name suggests. They are created when magma pushes its way from beneath the earth to the crust, and when it reaches the surface, it erupts as lava, ash, rocks and volcanic gases. These erupting materials build around the vent through which they erupted. These mountains are then shaped by further eruptions, lava flows, and collapses. Mount Fuji in Japan, MountRainer in the US, including Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii are examples of volcanic mountains.

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Argentina, Patagonia, grassy plateau, mountains in backgroundColorado Plateau at Canyonlands National ParkColorado Plateau Mount Wutai, literally Five Plateau MountainMountain rising from the valleysTable Mountain

Argentina, Patagonia, grassy plateau, mountains in background

Argentina, Patagonia, grassy plateau, mountains in background

Plateau Mountains:

Plateau Mountains are formed by Erosion. These are large areas of high levels of flat land, over 600 meters above sea level formed due to earth’s internal activity. Over billions of years, the rivers can cut deep into a plateau and make tall mountains. These mountains are found near Fold Mountains. The mountains in New Zealand and the Catskills of New York are examples of Plateau Mountains.

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