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because they have been worn down by approximately 250 million years of weathering and erosion.

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they are rounded because of the endless erosion

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The Appalachians have been worn down by millions of years of weathering and erosion.

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Because they are a much older mountain range.

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that is the way it grew

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They are older and more weathered.

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