Yes. The Appalachians are considerably older than the Rockies, for example.
Older mountains are typically smaller than younger mountains because over time, erosion processes wear down the initial larger mountain peaks, making them less prominent. Weathering, erosion, and tectonic activity can all contribute to the gradual reduction in size of older mountains compared to newly formed ones.
No, the Rocky Mountains are not the oldest mountain range on Earth. The Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States are considered to be much older, with their origins dating back around 480 million years ago compared to the Rocky Mountains which began forming around 50 million years ago.
Yes, the Himalayas are much younger than Pangaea. The Himalayas started forming around 50 million years ago when the Indian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate, while Pangaea existed around 335 million years ago before it started splitting apart.
This is not always true. However, it depends on the placement between the mountain/volcano, and the placement of the tectonic lines of the tectonic plates floating underneath the earth's surface.
== == Some basalts may be older than some sandstones, but ages of sandstones and basalts vary tremendously. Some sandstones are therefore older than some basalts. Oceanic basalts are rarely over 200 million years in age.
because some are higher than others
It depends, some are bigger than the others.
The sun is a star. Some stars are older than the sun while others are younger.
The Smokey Mountains is older and has been weathered more than the Rocky Mountains
Older mountains are typically smaller than younger mountains because over time, erosion processes wear down the initial larger mountain peaks, making them less prominent. Weathering, erosion, and tectonic activity can all contribute to the gradual reduction in size of older mountains compared to newly formed ones.
the Laurentian mountains are older than the rocky mountains because there is more plant life on the Laurentian mountains
The Rocky Mountains are taller than Appalachian Mountains and has sharp pointy peaks. The Rocky Mountains are taller.They Both have eroded. The Appalachian Mountains are older and shorter than rocky mountains.
Erosion wears mountains down, making them smaller and rounder.
The Appalachian Mountains are a much older mountain range and have been through more weathering and erosion than most mountains.
Pretty hard to say given that they are all the same chain of mountains that run down the East of the United States. They are all part of the Appalachian Mountains and are much older than the Rocky Mountains.
Yes, the Ozark Mountains are older than the Rocky Mountains. The Ozarks formed around 300 million years ago during the Alleghenian orogeny, while the Rocky Mountains started forming around 50 million years ago during the Laramide orogeny.
The Appalachians are older than the rocky mountains because of the fact that the Appalachians are smaller in size proving that the Appalachians have had longer to have been worn away by weathering also please do not just copy and paste you will learn nothing...