Why are mountains so high

Question: Why are mountains so high
- Keywords:
  earth,
  mountain
Asked by 525nenp43 to Sonia, Mossy, Maureen on 16 Nov 2018.
- Maureen answered on 16 Nov 2018:
  
  Mountains form for a number of reasons, but one of them is when two tectonic plates collide! When the plates collide, land is pushed upwards, which forms really tall mountains!
- Sonia Lenehan answered on 16 Nov 2018:
  
  Maureen is right! Here is a link to how mountains are formed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain