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How Do Mountains Form?
Mountains are formed in two ways. The first is way happens when two plates collide. Sometimes one plate will slip under the other, this is called subduction. When two plates collide but push into each other, this may cause an uplift in the earth's surface, creating mountains.

Check out this video on mountains created by subduction.

The second way that mountains form is through volcanic activity. Hot rock in the from of magma comes to the surface of the earth and gradually forms a mountain. The pressure of the hot rock coming to the surface occasionally causes a volcanic eruption, which will blow the top of the mountain right off in some cases.

Here is a volcano video explaining how they form.

Activity
1. Using the material provided that describes what happened when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in the year 79. Summarize what happened by listing the events in numbered steps.

Academic Volcano Article Applied Volcano Story

An example might be; 1. The mountain started to rumble more than usual 2. Explosions could be heard....

List these events, there should be several and include what happened to the nearby town of Pompeii. If your list does not list the events in enough detail you will need to do it again!