A Wonderleaf question
How are mountains made?
a real page from the book
Mountains are made when Earth's crust is pushed, folded, cracked, or built up by volcanoes. Moving tectonic plates can squeeze rock into high ridges, force one plate beneath another, or open paths where melted rock rises and piles into peaks.
Some mountain rock began as seabed, then was lifted so high that fossils can be found far above the ocean. Mountains are also being worn down as they rise, because rain, ice, rivers, and wind keep breaking and carrying pieces away.
Wonder words
- crust
- plates
- magma
- erosion
Try it out
Push two towels together on a table and watch the folds rise like slow mountain ridges.
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