How mountains are formed for kids?

Mountains and mountain ranges throughout the world have been left in their natural state, and are primarily used for recreation, while others are used for logging, mining, grazing. Hiking, backpacking, mountaineering, rock climbing, ice climbing, downhill skiing, and snowboarding are recreational activities enjoyed on mountains. read more

Fun Facts about Mountains for Kids. Any land mass that rises 1,000 feet above the surrounding area is considered a mountain. Some mountains are caused by volcanoes spewing lava over and over again. The lava cools and hardens and builds up to form a mountain. The islands of Hawaii are actually volcanoes. read more

These mountains can also be formed when one of the tectonic plates pushes into another, causing one of the plates to sink, and the friction between the two begin to heat up the magma. The magma finds a soft spot between the two plates and rises up through that spot. read more