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Was pilot mountain a volcano at one time?

No. Pilot Mountain is a monadnock-- a mountain made of erosion resistant rock, so that the lands erodes around it, leaving a striking mountain behind.


What mountain range has peaks that stay covered in snow most of the year because it is so high?

This is characteristic of many mountain ranges.


Is the worlds largest single rock mt Augustus?

No, Mt. Augustus is a Mountain, Ayers is a rock so it is the largest. A mountain is made from volcanoes, they are simply just not active (dead basically). So Mt. Augustus is not a rock, it was not originally made of rock, it came up from the ground my earthquakes makes the platelets rub against each other causing force to make a hole in the earths crust. The molten lava comes up from the earths core which is when the volcano explodes. A dead volcano is when it has been basically when the hole is clogged up, which then they are called mountains. So The largest single rock Is Ayers Rock. Answer by Boog613 ( Hannah Hale)


Is Ayers rock a plateau?

No. Ayers Rock, now known by its indigenous name of Uluru, is not a plateau. It is most correctly described as an inselberg. An inselberg is an isolated mountain or hill that rises suddenly from the surrounding plain.


What is a mountain made out of?

A mountain is made of, quite simply, earth. Mountains form where land has been forced upwards by pressure from the tectonic plates, and so they are made of much the same thing that regular land is made of (such as rock and minerals).Earth and rocks

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How is a rock on top of a mountain the same as a rock under ground?

Some mountains are build and produced underground, so technically it would be a rock on top of a mountain underground. :)


Where is demi lovato tattoo that ''stay stronger''?

Her 'stay strong' tattoo is on her left and right wrists so everytime she go's to cut, she know's to stay strong and fight it.


How do goats adapt to the mountain regions?

i don't know how you don't know this but it is because they have hooves that grip, strong back legs so that they can leap rock to rock, hair (not wool hair) to keep them warm-as it can get really cold on top of mountains- and they also have teeth so they can eat the grass.


How does exercise keep you healthy?

it helps you loose weight so you can be strong to do anything you wanna do so stay strong and live happy


Who is the best ninja in Naruto?

Rock Lee is of course he is so strong.


Where is her tattoo 'Stay Strong' written?

On her wrists so she wont cut.


Was pilot mountain a volcano at one time?

No. Pilot Mountain is a monadnock-- a mountain made of erosion resistant rock, so that the lands erodes around it, leaving a striking mountain behind.


What mountain range has peaks that stay covered in snow most of the year because it is so high?

This is characteristic of many mountain ranges.


Why does the temperature in a cave stay the same?

Because caves are usually formed out of rock...rock is cold and doesn't change tempratures so there for making a caves temprature stay the same.


What type of rock formation is stone mountain?

well rock i sedimentary so u hould figure it out have a hard time then ask google.com bye :)


Why is exercise so important in reducing diet relating diseases?

so that we can stay healthy and strong and lose weight


What effect does the size rock have on a slingshot?

the effect is that if the rock is to big the it wont go far so you will need a small rock. but if you want a big rock then you will need a big sling shot and it has to be strong.