Why Do Mountains Form And How Are They Shaped Over Time?

Imagine the Earth’s surface is like a giant puzzle made of big pieces called plates. When these plates push or pull, they can cause land to rise up and form mountains. Over time, weather, like rain and wind, wears them down again. It's like when you build a sandcastle and then let the waves wash it away.

Mountains are formed when parts of the Earth’s crust move against each other. This happens because of the tectonic plates that make up the Earth’s surface. When two plates crash into each other, they push land upward to create a mountain range.

Over thousands of years, mountains can change shape due to processes like weathering and erosion, like how water from a stream can slowly carve a path through rock.