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Why are the Rocky Mountains taller and sharper than the Appalachian Mountains in north America?
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∙ 6y ago
The Rockies and the Appalachians are similar geologically (although the Appalachians are a little more diverse) however the Appalachians were emplaced a lot longer ago and have been exposed at the surface longer and therefore are more eroded down. By contrast the Rockies are still quite young (they were pushed up roughly in the Cretaceous, probably 100-200 million years after the Appalachians) and haven't been weathered down very much yet.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe simpilest answer is age. The Appalachian Mountains are much older than the Rockies, as Mountains age, the wind, sand, rain, and other weather gradually (over millennia) wear down the Mountains.
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∙ 11y agothey are taller because the were formed after the appalachian mountains
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∙ 11y agobecause its hotter in the west than it is in the east and when the mountains get snowy in the winter they some what the rocks gets hardened and dissolve
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∙ 10y agowhy are rocky mountains tall and pointed
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∙ 11y agoyes
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Is the Appalachian mountain taller than the rocky mountain?
Rocky Mountain is taller than Appalachian Mountain. But they are both the tallest mountains in North America
Does the Piedmont have higher elevation than the Appalachian mountains?
no because the Appalachian mountains is taller than the Piedmont
Which range is taller mountains Appalachian or rocky?
rocky mountains
How are Rocky mountains different from Appalachian mountains?
The Rocky Mountains are taller than Appalachian Mountains and has sharp pointy peaks. The Rocky Mountains are taller.They Both have eroded. The Appalachian Mountains are older and shorter than rocky mountains.
What side of the US has the most mountains?
The west side has more mountains that are also taller, and wider in range then the Appalachian mountains
How are the Appalachian Mountains similar and different from the Rocky Mountains?
The Rocky Mountains are taller than Appalachian Mountains and has sharp pointy peaks. The Rocky Mountains are taller.They Both have eroded. The Appalachian Mountains are older and shorter than rocky mountains.
Why was the Appalachian mountain was once higher than the rocky mountains?
It is because of the altitude. The Appalachian Mountains are shorter than the Rocky Mountains. The lower the moutain the warmer the mountain. The higher the mountain the colder the mountain. By J.O.B
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