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Mountain Building

Across
The upward pressure exerted on a mountain as it floats on the slushy magma in the asthenosphere
Rock slabs pushed on top of each other over continuously over a long period of time
Mass of igneous rock that floats to the surface of the earth
Tectonic plates are squeezed together causing plates to uplift resulting in the formation of mountain
The balance between erosion and a buoyant force
Mountains created by huge chunks of crust being lifted upward or sunken down into a fault
Down
Mountains created by crustal rock bending resulting from tectonic plates being pushed together
The movement of plates driven by convection currents in the asthenosphere resulting in mountain formation
Mountain formed as magma moves up from the asthenosphere. Examples are volcanoes, plutons, and batholith00s
Huge mass of igneous rock floating to the surface creating a mountain range
Mountain built over time by continuous extruded magma