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> This is, of course, just a basic understanding of how are mountains formed and as there are different types of mountains, there are also different ways they are formed. When you look at a type called Fold Mountains, you will see that one tectonic plate is actually colliding with another plate. When these two plates press against each other they will fold the land over, thus creating mountains. You might even find Fault Block Mountains that are created by one plate sliding under another plate and pushing it up into the air. These mountains will usually have one steep side and a gently sloping back side. > Knowing the different ways of how are mountains formed gives you a basic understanding of how all of nature works. You might not realize it but all of these processes to form mountains are going on around you in small aspects every day. Try looking around to see if you can find any. You might be surprised to find some of the most usual processes in nature involved all around you in the smallest of things. You may not find a volcanic mound jutting up in front of you but you would be amazed to watch an ant hill as it is created in the same way that, for example, Mount Fuji was created, by expelling the material inside and having it build up on the outside. While you have ants bring the material up in an ant hill and magma being thrown out of the volcano, it’s all basically the same thing if you think about it. ||
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 * || [[image:http://www.howaremountainsformed.com/how-are-mountains-formed.jpg width="125" height="80" align="right" caption="How Are Mountains Formed"]]Some people look up and wonder how are mountains formed? If you are one of these people, then you are about to learn some basics on how these gigantic landmarks are created. The first basic thing you have to understand is that the earth’s crust is made up of gigantic plates. These plates will create a fault line wherever they meet another plate. When these fault lines start pressing against each other, then they will push the land upwards in one way or another. When this land reaches up into the sky, you have a mountain.