"...scientists have also believed rain can erode a landscape quickly enough to essentially 'suck' the rocks out of the Earth, effectively pulling mountains up very quickly."
I do not understand this, unless the point is that rainfall, by eroding valleys, reduces the weight of a mountain range, allowing tectonic forces to raise the ridges and peaks faster than otherwise.
I do not understand this, unless the point is that rainfall, by eroding valleys, reduces the weight of a mountain range, allowing tectonic forces to raise the ridges and peaks faster than otherwise.