Linear Mountain ChainsThe existence of linear mountain chains on the Earth makes the Earth unique in the solar system. Although there is volcanism on Venus and Mars and on some of the larger moons, there is no evidence of linear mountain chains. Linear mountains suggest the movement of a plate boundary and the existence of active plate tectonics .
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Plate BoundariesFrom studies of volcanism and the structures of mountain chains, maps have been made of the apparent plates associated with plate tectonics on the Earth.
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Mountain BuildingStudies of the mountain ranges and the mapping of plate boundaries associated with plate tectonics give us a picture of the process of mountain building. A unique feature of the Earth in the solar system is the presence of linear mountain ranges caused by the convergent boundary of two tectonic plates.
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