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Mountain formation

earth science Maturity 7-9

Big mountains grow from the ground.

Kolunchin Zardkuh.JPG
Kolunchin Zardkuh.JPG
They can rise up very high. Some mountains are made by fire.
ISS-38 Kliuchevskoi Volcano on Kamchatka.jpg
ISS-38 Kliuchevskoi Volcano on Kamchatka.jpg
Other mountains move when the earth shifts. These giant rocks are amazing to see. Have you ever seen a mountain?

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File:Mountain by reverse fault.gif
Mountain by reverse fault.gif
File:Lewis overthrust fault nh10f.jpg
Lewis overthrust fault nh10f.jpg
File:ISS-38 Kliuchevskoi Volcano on Kamchatka.jpg
ISS-38 Kliuchevskoi Volcano on Kamchatka.jpg
File:Sofia-vitosha-kempinski.jpg
Sofia-vitosha-kempinski.jpg
File:Kolunchin Zardkuh.JPG
Kolunchin Zardkuh.JPG
File:Fault block mountain.JPG
Fault block mountain.JPG
File:Sierra Nevada Mountains.JPG
Sierra Nevada Mountains.JPG
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