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What is the landforms and bodies of water of Spain?
The Pyrenees Mountains is a major landform.
Do the mountains occur on diverging or converging boundaries?
Mountain ranges form on previously converging boundaries and take a very long time to form into the mountains known today.
Why does it take a very long time for mountains to form?
Because the keep eroding and eroding and mountains are sometimes made out of volcanos after they have erupted many times. take Hawaii for instance it was formed by a volcano.
Are volcano's mountains?
Not all volcanoes are mountains though most do form mountains. Some volcanoes form as simple fissures in the ground. There is a so-called supervolcano in Yellowstone that, does not take the form of a mountain. Kimberlite volcanoes also erupt too violently to form mountains.
How long did it take for the Rocky Mountains to form?
The rocky mountians formed over 20 million years of colition bettween two continental plates
Were there mountains in New York during the 1600-1700's?
Yes, the same mountains that exist currently. (Mountains take a loooong time to form.)
Exactly how long does it take natural gas to form?
Exactly how long does it take natural gas to form? Exactly how long does it take natural gas to form?
How long did it take for a pioneer to cross the Appalachian Mountains?
1 day
How long does it take to drive from Pittsburgh to Pocono mountains?
about 5 hours
What are the names of the mountains and rivers in Spain?
The major mountains in Spain are the Pyrenees in the north and the Sierra Nevadas in the south.
Where are mountains belts form?
Mountains are most often formed on faults. Because these faults occur due to the space between tectonic plates, these faults take the form of lines. Thus, the thin belts are along these long lines.
Why does it take so long for mountains to form?
They are the result of continental collision, with the mean rate of drift of continents around the globe being only 20 - 30 mm per year.
