Question

List the characteristics of a geologic formation

Answer 1

The following are some characteristics of geological formation:

• Tectonic activities such are the collision of plates, earhquakes, breaking of plates, etc., cause most of the geologic formations to occur.
• Many mountains like the Himalayas and the Andes are a result of geologic activities.
• Geologic formations can occur both on land and deep inside the oceans.
• The ridges found in the oceans are nothing but a result of geological activity referred to as faulting.
• Most geological formations are huge in size.
• It takes millions of years for most geological formations to form.