Question

2. How do mountains form? How

Answer 1

2)  The mountains are forms of relief of the surface of the planet Earth, which are formed through movements and geographical accidents. These events are caused, in most cases, by volcanic phenomena and movements occurred between the tectonic plates located in the inner layers of the Planet.

When two or more tectonic plates collide, geographic reactions occur, such as earthquakes, volcanoes and even the formation of mountains, which occur due to the friction between both moving parts.

3) The continent movement that still occurs is a good example.

Another good evidence is the similarity in types of rocks existing on the coast of the continents. For example, the rocks on the coast have a chemical composition very similar to that of the west coast of Africa, in addition to having the same formation age. In addition to all this, see that the east coast of the South American continent is complementary to the west coast of Africa.