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Compared to the Rocky Mountains the Appalachian Mountains are much -?
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Are the application mountains located?
I am almost 100% sure there is no such thing. However, the APPALACHIAN Mountains are located near the Eastern coast of the United States, stretching along most of it, atleast, they are smaller and less jagged than the Rocky mountains (West coast of U.S. and Canada), because the Appalachians have been exposed to more erosion, because they are older. The Rockys are newer, bigger, and jaggeder.There you go!
Why are the Appalachians smaller than the Rockies?
When the Supercontinent broke apart, the Appalachian Mountains were forming. Their formation was part of the tetonic plate activity going on at that time, and scientists believe the Appalachians once had active volcanos. So the Appalachian Mountains are millions of years older than the Rocky Mountains in the west. Therefore, the Appalachians have also had millions of years of erosion; though still having high elevations, they are more much more rounded than the Rocky's peaks, and have lush valleys surrounding the Appalachians.
Why are young mountains sharp and jagged while the peaks of an old mountains are rounded?
because older mountains are more exposed to the elements such as rain and storms which wear down the jagged points. Actually, the sharpness or bluntness of the peaks of a mountain indicates the strength of the rock from which they are formed, and says nothing about their age.
What is a difference between a continent and a region?
A continent is a land mass. A region is a much smaller area of a land mass. For example, North America which includes the United States of America has many mountain ranges, including the older Appalachian Mountains in the east and the relatively younger Rocky Mountains in the west. I could say I live in a "mountainous region" in Pennsylvania, USA, which only points to a smaller area of the land mass known as the USA within the North American continent.
Compared to the Rocky Mountains the Appalachian Mountains are much -?
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How are Rocky mountains different from Appalachian mountains?
The Rocky Mountains are taller than Appalachian Mountains and has sharp pointy peaks. The Rocky Mountains are taller.They Both have eroded. The Appalachian Mountains are older and shorter than rocky mountains.
Why do the smoky mountains look different from the rocky mountains?
The Smokey Mountains is older and has been weathered more than the Rocky Mountains
Compared to the Rocky Mountains the Appalachian Mountains are much?
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What is the highest mountain rocky mountain or Appalachian mountain?
The Appalachian Mountains are a great deal older than the Rockies.
How are the Appalachian Mountains similar and different from the Rocky Mountains?
The Rocky Mountains are taller than Appalachian Mountains and has sharp pointy peaks. The Rocky Mountains are taller.They Both have eroded. The Appalachian Mountains are older and shorter than rocky mountains.
What are the rockies and laurentian?
the Laurentian mountains are older than the rocky mountains because there is more plant life on the Laurentian mountains
Where the Blue Ridge Mountains formed at the same time that the Rocky Mountains were formed?
No, the Appalachian Mountain range, which contains the Blue Ridge Mountains, are all millions of years older than the Rocky Mountains.
Why are the Appalachian Mountains shorter than the Rocky Mountains?
The Appalachian Mountains are older and more eroded than the Rocky Mountains.
What are the longest and largest mountain range Rocky Mountains or Appalachian?
Geologically speaking the Appalachians are older. The Rockies are an example of geological upheaval, while the Appalachians used to be a solid plain millions of years ago and eroded to become the mountains we have today.
Which mountains are older the Appalachian mountains of PA the green mountains of VT or the White mountains of NH?
Pretty hard to say given that they are all the same chain of mountains that run down the East of the United States. They are all part of the Appalachian Mountains and are much older than the Rocky Mountains.
How the rocky mountain differ from the Appalachian mountains?
The Appalachians are older than the Rockies, and they are weathered and smooth. The Rockies are jagged and rough. The Appalachian mountains are covered with trees and brush, and many of the Rocky mountains are bare rock.
