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Why are older mountains smaller than younger mountains?
They've had longer periods of time with weathering, and have rounded, and eroded down to it's roots. That is why older mountains are smaller than younger mountains.
Why don't mountains sink into asthenosphere?
Mountains don't sink because of buoyancy. The continental crust and the rest of the lithosphere float on the asthenosphere like a boat on the water. Mountains have roots that extend down into the asthenosphere that coordinate to the mass of the mountain.
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
Are buttress roots edible?
Buttress roots are not edible.
What mountains are examples of unwarped mountains?
The Rocky Mountains as well as the Black Hills are examples of unwarped mountains.
When was The Roots of the Mountains created?
The Roots of the Mountains was created in 1889.
How can the Highlands be mountains without roots?
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Why are older mountains smaller than younger mountains?
They've had longer periods of time with weathering, and have rounded, and eroded down to it's roots. That is why older mountains are smaller than younger mountains.
What purpose do mountains roots serve?
Balance the amount of crust and mantle in an area
What has roots as nobody sees is taller than trees up up it goes and yet never grows?
Mountains?
Why don't mountains sink into asthenosphere?
Mountains don't sink because of buoyancy. The continental crust and the rest of the lithosphere float on the asthenosphere like a boat on the water. Mountains have roots that extend down into the asthenosphere that coordinate to the mass of the mountain.
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 has roots as nobody sees is taller than trees up up it goes yet it never grows?
Mountains?
What What has roots as nobody sees Is taller than trees Up up it goes And yet never grows?
Mountains?
What has roots as nobodys sees is taller than trees up up it goes yet it never grows?
Mountains?
What has happened to the mountains that are now at the base of the Grand Canyon to cause them to be at the base of the canyon?
They are roots of extremely old mountains that had eroded significantly before being covered with repeated layers of sedimentation from a now extinct inland sea.
Which tribe did Lewis observe that mixed traits of the mountains and plains cultures living part of the year on salmon and roots in the mountain valleys and then hunting buffalo on the western edge?
Lewis observed the Nez Perce tribe exhibiting this lifestyle. They would spend their summers in the mountains hunting game and gathering roots and salmon, and then move to the plains to hunt buffalo in the winter.
