What force creates mountains

Geography

2 answers:

levacccp [35]4 years ago

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Answer:

Earthquakes cause the tectonic plates below the surface to collide together and are forced rise upwards. Vice versa for valleys or basins.

Explanation:

atroni [7]4 years ago

5 0

Answer:

Plate-Tectonics

Explanation:

Mountain formation is related to plate-tectonics.The folding,faulting,volcanic activity,igneous intrusionband metamorphismbare all parts of the orogenic process of mountain building.

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