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Have the Appalachian mountains been eroding for millions years?
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What can geologists infer from the rounded and eroded shapes of the Appalachian mountins?
They inferred that the Appalachian Mountains have been eroding for millions of years.
Why the Appalachian mountains smooth and rounded?
Erosion after millions of years have caused the jagged edges to smooth out. Hi
Why are Appalachian mountains smooth and rounded?
Erosion after millions of years have caused the jagged edges to smooth out. Hi
Why are the Appalachian mountains smooth and rounded?
Erosion after millions of years have caused the jagged edges to smooth out. Hi
What formed the Appalachian mountains 300 years ago?
Scientists believe the Appalachian Mountain range--which extends from lower Maine to Georgia--were created when the Super Continent, Pangea, split apart millions of years ago. Scientists also believe the Appalachian Mountains once had volcanos.
Is coal in the Appalachian Mountains renewable?
Technically no, but the the supply of coal in the Appalachian mountains will rebuild itself over the millions of years that coal forms. Coal forms from the dead remains of once living organisms. Since the organism(s) aren't solid it will take millions of years for he coal o form a solid substance.
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.
What period did the appalachian mountains form?
The Appalachian Region was formed in the Paleozoic era millions of years ago when the North American and African Tectonic Plates Collided.
Why are the Appalachian Mountains shorter than the Rocky Mountains?
The Appalachian Mountains are older and more eroded than the Rocky Mountains.
What is the reason why the appalachians are not extremely tall mountains?
The Appalachian Mountains are millions of years older than the Rocky Mountains. Geologists believe the Appalachian Mountains once had active volcanoes because of the types of rocks found but these went extinct long ago. Because of erosion, wind, and time, the Appalachian Mountains are now more rounded and less in height.
When were the Appalachian mountains formed?
300 million years ago The Appalachian Mountain Range is estimated to be formed 300 millions years ago, when Pangaea was breaking off into Laurasia and converged further into Africa and North America.
When were the appalachain mountains formed?
the Appalachian mountains were formed about 165 million years ago
