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By:
Abigail
Jeff
Nate
Different types of mountains.
 Folded- When 2 pieces of the Earth’s crust separates from
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the crust around it.
Fault Block- When a huge block of rock separates from the
rest of the Earth’s crust.
Building Domes- When magma under the Earth’s crust
pushes upward into softer rock there it cools and hardens.
Volcanic Eruptions- When magma erupts through the
crust . Then cools and hardens.
Erosion- Formed when water, wind and ice wearing down
spots in the land and moving it away.
Is the formation of mountains
slow or fast???
The formation of mountains is a
slow process because the
tectonic plates have to collide
and the plates only move 1 meter
per year.
Do mountains ever
change???
Yes, they do change
because water, wind, and
ice wears away the rock.
Questions
 How high is Mount Everest? 29,029 feet
 About how old is Mount Everest? 60 million years old
 How was Mount Everest formed(what plates were
involved) The India and Eurasian plates collide and
formed Mount Everest.
 What type of mountain is Mount Everest? A folded
mountain.
3 facts
 The base camp of Mount Everest is 17,500 feet
 Mount Everest is also called Sagarmatha meaning head of
the sky
 It is part of the Himalayas.
Research a mountain range in the
U.S.A.
The Appalachians were formed when 2 plates collide
pushing up the land and were formed 350,000,000
years ago.
Extend your thinking
Do you think the mountains that are on Earth today will
be here in 300 million years? Will there be new
mountains?
I think some mountains will be gone because some
plates are splitting and there will be new mountains
because some plates will collide.
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MOUNTAINS
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