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    Question: Why are mountains so high

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      • earth,
      • mountain
    Asked by 525nenp43 to Sonia, Mossy, Maureen on 16 Nov 2018.
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      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!

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      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

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