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What is the largest fault line in the world?
The tallest fault block mountain in the world is Mt. Whitney in the Sierra Nevada. It is 14,505 feet tall, or 4,421 meters.
What are three different types of volcanic mountains?
There are many different types of mountains, e.g. dome mountains, fold mountains, fault-block or block mountains, plateau or erosion mountains and volcanic mountains. These are their differences: Dome mountains, as the name suggests, has a dome-shaped or rounded summit, e.g. the Black Hills of South Dakota. It is formed when a great amount of melted rock pushes its way up Earth's surface WITHOUT folding or faulting. It is shaped into a dome mostly due to erosion and peaks and valleys are formed. Fold mountains, as the name suggests, are formed by folding of layers of the upper part of Earth's crust due to orogenic movements or compressional forces at convergent plate boundaries, which pushes the Earth's crust like folding a piece of paper, resulting in a mountain range, e.g. the Himalayas. They usually form the world's tallest mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Fault-block or block mountains are formed when the earth fractures and fault-blocks being upthrown or downthrown (stacked) by vertical movements at fault lines due to tensional or compressional forces. Some materials or blocks of rock are forced up onto Earth's surface. It can have a gentle or steep slope depending on how they are formed, e.g. Sierra Nevada. Volcanic mountains, as the name suggests, are basically volcanoes and are formed by volcanoes. They are formed when molten rock, magma and minerals deep inside Earth erupts, spills out and hardens, which are then shaped by further eruptions. They can be found at plate boundaries and hotspots and are results of convergent or divergent plate boundaries. There are different types of volcanoes like stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, supervolcanoes and many others, resulting in volcanoes like Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier etc. Plateau or erosion mountains are simply plateaus that have worn down due to erosion. The dictionary describes them as high levels of flat land. An example is the Catskill Mountains in New York.
What is most studied transform fault in the world?
The most studied transform fault in the world is the San Andreas Fault.
What is the most studied transform in the world?
The most studied transform fault in the world is the San Andreas Fault.
Are there any mountains in the marine biome?
The largest mountains in the world are marine
Where can mountains be found?
It all depends on what mountains you mean, Fold Mountains are like the Himalayas and the Alps. There are Plateau Mountains in the USA, Volcanic Mountains can be found in several countries around the world. Fault Block and Dome Mountains are again, in the USA
Where do most of the world's mountains form?
Mountains form along fault lines.
Which are the faulted mountains of the world?
Mountains formed by block fault movements are called horsts and valleys so formed are called graben.Examples of horsts are:Vosges Mountains in FranceBlack Forest in GermanyRwenzori Mountains (also called the Mountains of the Moon) in UgandaExamples of graben are:The Great Rift Valley of AfricaThe Rhine VallyHowever please note that ALL mountains contain a significant number of important faults.
Why did Asia has the large percentage of mountains in the world?
because it is wide
Names of all block mountains of the world and where they can be found?
The hanging hills of Connecticut
What is the largest fault line in the world?
The tallest fault block mountain in the world is Mt. Whitney in the Sierra Nevada. It is 14,505 feet tall, or 4,421 meters.
What percentage of the world's population lives on mountains?
I think it is 12% you may want to check that
Which Continent is believed to have the largest percentage of mountains in the world?
If your talking about having the most land taken up by mountains it would be Europe, but the continent with the most mountains is Asia
What are three different types of volcanic mountains?
There are many different types of mountains, e.g. dome mountains, fold mountains, fault-block or block mountains, plateau or erosion mountains and volcanic mountains. These are their differences: Dome mountains, as the name suggests, has a dome-shaped or rounded summit, e.g. the Black Hills of South Dakota. It is formed when a great amount of melted rock pushes its way up Earth's surface WITHOUT folding or faulting. It is shaped into a dome mostly due to erosion and peaks and valleys are formed. Fold mountains, as the name suggests, are formed by folding of layers of the upper part of Earth's crust due to orogenic movements or compressional forces at convergent plate boundaries, which pushes the Earth's crust like folding a piece of paper, resulting in a mountain range, e.g. the Himalayas. They usually form the world's tallest mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Fault-block or block mountains are formed when the earth fractures and fault-blocks being upthrown or downthrown (stacked) by vertical movements at fault lines due to tensional or compressional forces. Some materials or blocks of rock are forced up onto Earth's surface. It can have a gentle or steep slope depending on how they are formed, e.g. Sierra Nevada. Volcanic mountains, as the name suggests, are basically volcanoes and are formed by volcanoes. They are formed when molten rock, magma and minerals deep inside Earth erupts, spills out and hardens, which are then shaped by further eruptions. They can be found at plate boundaries and hotspots and are results of convergent or divergent plate boundaries. There are different types of volcanoes like stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, supervolcanoes and many others, resulting in volcanoes like Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier etc. Plateau or erosion mountains are simply plateaus that have worn down due to erosion. The dictionary describes them as high levels of flat land. An example is the Catskill Mountains in New York.
How are mountains affecting the environment?
The biggest thing mountains do is block weather and humidity from traveling across an area. There are desterts in the world that would not be if it were not for A large mountain range between them and the ocean.
What percentage of the earth's surface does the mountain cover?
Mountains cover a good portion of the earth. Mountains cover about twenty seven per cent of the world's land surface.
What is most studied transform fault in the world?
The most studied transform fault in the world is the San Andreas Fault.
