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What is the difference between and old mountain and a young mountain?
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
What causes some folded mountains to be steep and jagged?
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What kind of force can lead to mountains with sharp jagged peaks?
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What characteristics are in Fault-block mountains and how are they formed?
Some of the characteristics of fault-block mountains would be sharp, and jagged peaks.
Why earthquakes common in the belt of young fold mountains?
because this are the young mountains that recently formed in the earth.
What is the difference between young mountain and mature mountain?
young mountains are jagged on top, older mountains are smoother
What range of mountains with jagged peaks?
Can anytone tell me the range of mountains with jagged peaks - i - r - a Sierra
Why are mountains jagged?
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.
Why are young mountains sharp and jagged while the peaks of an old mountains are rounded?
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.
What is the difference between and old mountain and a young mountain?
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
Why are the peaks of the rocky mountains are higher and more jagged than the Appalachian mountains because?
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.
What is a Jagged ridge that forms in the mountains?
Arêtes
How do jagged mountains turn into smooth mountains?
Wind and water erosion makes the mountains smooth.
What causes some folded mountains to be steep and jagged?
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What are characteristics of fault-blocked mountains?
they are like cube mountains
Mountain of this age has steep sides with sharp jagged peaks and narrow valleys?
A young mountain has steep sides. It also has sharp jagged peaks and narrow valleys. Older mountains are more rounded.
How can jagged mountains peaks become 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.
