In some areas around the globe, the movement of the tectonic plates creates mountains, volcanoes, and volcanic eruptions. Mountains come in all sizes and shapes. There are three basic types of mountains: folded, fault-blocked, and volcanoes.
Explanation:
Folded mountains are created when tectonic plates move. Folded mountains mainly occur at convergent boundaries where land is being gradually pushed together. The pressure of the plate motion causes the land above to fold. This folding can happen in a number of different patterns. These folding patterns appear as domes, waves, or twists and turns.
Occasionally, this happens at a divergent boundary where part of the adjacent land moves, causing the surface layers to buckle or fold.
Fault-block mountains forms on fault lines. Fault-block mountains occur at convergent or divergent boundaries where one side of the fault drops or rises.
This causes cracking to occur which pushes jagged pieces of land upwards. Fault-block mountains often appear to have jagged, rough edges and sharp cliffs.
Volcanoes can form at divergent or convergent plate boundaries. They are formed when lava or ash builds up over time and are a unique type of mountain because they have the capability to erupt hot, molten lava on the surface of Earth through a crack in the crust. These eruptions can be gentle or catastrophic. The way that a volcano erupts affects what it looks like over time and how it is classified.
