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How do earth's mountains form and erode?

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Earth's mountains form and erode from erupting and by shifting plates.

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How does a mountain form in earths science?
In many ways. Volcanism, Plate Tectonics, Subduction, Folding, Earthquakes (the Tetons); these are just some of the mechanisms involved. http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain
What two forms of water that can erode the earth?
glacier and moraine
When do colliding plates on the earth form mountains?
Two plates will shift and push against each other. Often, the two plates will rise forming a mountain.
When three or more cirques erode into a mountain summit they form a?
horn
Can a volcanic mountain form underwater and on earths surface?
Some volcanoes arise on land; others begin under the seabed and eventually grow tall enough that part of them is above water. Volcanic islands such as Hawaii are an example of this second type.