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Wide gently sloping mountains formed by low-silica lava flows are called?
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What are mountains formed by magma that reach the Earth's surface?
Mountains formed by magma that reach the Earth's surface are called volcanic mountains or ridges.
Which mountains are formed by the eruption of magma on earths surface?
Such mountains are called volcanoes.
Mountains formed by magma that reaches the Earths surface are?
Mountains formed by magma that reaches the Earth's surface are called volcanoes.
A wide sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range is called a(n)?
Option c is correct
What is it called when a mountain is formed away from a convergence?
non boundary mountains
Mountains can be formed by a process called what?
horse isle answer - plate tectonics
True or false a mountain formed by blocks of rock uplifted by normal faults are called dome mountains?
False. These are called Horst mountains.
What mountains in Africa were so called formed when millions of years ago when Africa and Europe collided?
Atlas Mountains
Which are the faulted mountains of the world?
Mountains formed by block fault movements are called horsts and valleys so formed are called graben.Examples of horsts are:Vosges Mountains in FranceBlack Forest in GermanyRwenzori Mountains (also called the Mountains of the Moon) in UgandaExamples of graben are:The Great Rift Valley of AfricaThe Rhine VallyHowever please note that ALL mountains contain a significant number of important faults.
What is a lowland between mountains?
A lowland between mountains is known as a valley. Valleys are typically formed by the gradual erosion of the land by rivers or glaciers, creating a flat or gently sloping area surrounded by higher elevation on either side. They are often fertile areas due to the accumulation of sediment and nutrients carried down from the mountains.
Landforms formed by forces pushing up earths crust?
Landforms formed by forces pushing up earth's crust are called upwarped mountains. Examples of these are the Black Hills and the Southern Rocky Mountains.
How was Mackenzie mountains formed?
They where formed by the movement of the plates smashing together.Over time this will make mountains and that was how those mountains were formed.
