Research on the formation process of high mountains
Abstract
Mountains formed by tectonic movement are called tectonic mountains. Tectonic mountains are formed because of the crustal
movement, which causes a large area of the surface rock layer to fold, or the fault block mountains formed because of the crust rupture and
rise. For example, the Himalayas and Taihang Mountains in Asia and the Andes Mountains in South America were formed by tectonic plate
movement and compression. Originally a plateau or structural mountain, and later by the long-term erosion of external forces such as water, wind and other mountains, called erosion mountains. The water erodes the mountain into voids, and when the voids collapse, they are
washed into valleys by the water, forming mountains. Mountains formed by the accumulation of certain materials on the surface of the earth
are called accumulation mountains. These mountains are symmetrical in shape and generally stand in isolation on low ground. For example,
volcanoes everywhere are the most common accumulation mountains.
movement, which causes a large area of the surface rock layer to fold, or the fault block mountains formed because of the crust rupture and
rise. For example, the Himalayas and Taihang Mountains in Asia and the Andes Mountains in South America were formed by tectonic plate
movement and compression. Originally a plateau or structural mountain, and later by the long-term erosion of external forces such as water, wind and other mountains, called erosion mountains. The water erodes the mountain into voids, and when the voids collapse, they are
washed into valleys by the water, forming mountains. Mountains formed by the accumulation of certain materials on the surface of the earth
are called accumulation mountains. These mountains are symmetrical in shape and generally stand in isolation on low ground. For example,
volcanoes everywhere are the most common accumulation mountains.
Keywords
Tectonic Mountain; Tectonic Plate Movement; Erosion Mountains; Accumulative Mountain
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ag.v8i2.13358
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