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Old mountains are usually eroded down to their roots (e.g. the Scottish Highlands) while young mountains are usually high a pointy (e.g. the Himalayas). mountains that are jagged at the top are new mountains that are more rounded are old
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Some of the characteristics of fault-block mountains would be sharp, and jagged peaks.
because this are the young mountains that recently formed in the earth.
young mountains are jagged on top, older mountains are smoother
Can anytone tell me the range of mountains with jagged peaks - i - r - a Sierra
Mountains are jagged because that is how they are formed. As they get older, erosion will begin to smooth them out so they appear rounder.
because older mountains are more exposed to the elements such as rain and storms which wear down the jagged points. Actually, the sharpness or bluntness of the peaks of a mountain indicates the strength of the rock from which they are formed, and says nothing about their age.
Old mountains are usually eroded down to their roots (e.g. the Scottish Highlands) while young mountains are usually high a pointy (e.g. the Himalayas). mountains that are jagged at the top are new mountains that are more rounded are old
The Appalachian mountains are about 400-500 million years old and have thus been eroded down. The Rocky mountains are very young (they are still being built) and are therefore much higher and jagged as the forces of erosion have not yet had time to grind them away.
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Wind and water erosion makes the mountains smooth.
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they are like cube mountains
A young mountain has steep sides. It also has sharp jagged peaks and narrow valleys. Older mountains are more rounded.
Jagged mountains peaks become more rounded by the process of weathering. This occurs as wind and rain slowly eat away at the mountain, removing tiny bits of the rocks at a time until the mountains look more rounded than jagged.