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converging plate boundaries

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This is known as orogenesis.

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Who built the rocky mountains?

No person "built" the Rocky Mountains! Mountains form from a geological process, typically from folding of the earth's surface and sub-surface.


Which process causes mountains to change?

Erosion makes them smaller...


What is the process that causes rocks on the earths surface to change crumbling mountains and widening valleys?

The process that creates valleys and causes changes on the surface of mountains is called erosion. Erosion is most commonly caused by wind and water. A great example of erosion is the Grand Canyon.


How are up walked mountains formed?

Up walked mountains are formed when pressure is built up and pressure is pushed down. This causes the land to become uneven and form a mountain.


Who built the hanging walls of Babylon?

The hanging gardens of Babylon were built by Nebuchadnezzar for his wife. She missed her life in the mountains where she was from, and he built it to remind her of her life in the mountains.


What was the name of the Inca city that was built by Inca ruler Pachacuti It was built in the Andes Mountains and had elaborate buildings?

The place that Pachuti built on the Andes mountains is called Machu Pichu.


What causes mountains to change?

A thing that can cause mountains to change is the temperature.


What causes reduced visibility in the mountains?

Most mountains are very close to or are touching clouds, which causes a fog and reduced visibility.


Who Built Mount Olympus?

Gaia built it, like all other mountains.


Is the blue mountains natural or built?

it was natrual


When was the Rocky Mountains built?

The mountains were made by the Yellowstone volcano about 100000 years ago


What natural occurrences causes mountains to form or disappear?

A natural occurrence which causes mountains to to disappear is erosion, and to form is an earthquake (I think).