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How mountains are formed!

Have you ever wondered how many mountains formed…This is how…

Most mountains are found in tundra biomes. Many mountains are formed by two plates pushing together. The plates are under the earth’s surface, there are so many plates and when they push against each other it either forms volcanos or mountains.This is how one the greatest mountains were formed...

Mount Everest: Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the whole world, measuring 8,848 meters and 29,029 feet.

These are the stages of when a mountain is formed…

1st - When there is sea and it separates, there are 2 plates that form were the sea was settled.

2nd – Next, when the 2 plates start to push together, some of the layers of sedimentary rock comes up and appears on sea level.

3rd - Then the mountain starts to form as year go past.