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Although the formation of mountains is a 

long process, it is not a very difficult one. 

Mountains are basically created by the 

earth's plates. When two plates collide into 

each other, the earth's crust is pushed in 

an upward position, over time making a 

mountain, but that is just the basics. Lets 

go a little deeper into how mountains are 

formed. 

If you are unfamiliar with the subject, plates, 

also known as tectonic plates are basically 

pieces of rock found in the earth's crust. They 

move around little by little. Until two tectonic 

plates collide starting the process.

When the two tectonic plates collide that is when 

different mountain formations can take place.   Their 

are five different kinds of mountains.

1.Fold Mountains 

2.Fault-block Mountains

3.Dome Mountains

4.Volcanic Mountains &

5.Plateau Mountains

Fold Mountains

Some of the world’s largest mountain ranges are fold 

mountains and are the ones you probably see the most. 

They are formed when two plates collide head on, and 

their edges crumbled.

Some fold mountains include:

The Himalayan Mountains

The Alps

The Andes &

The Rockies

Fault-block Mountains

Fault-block mountains form when faults or cracks in the earth's 

crust force some materials or blocks of rock up and others down 

making these mountains very steep and uneven. 

Fault-Block Mountains can be found in Germany and North 

America

Fault-block Mountain example

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