You mean "Why ARE the ... mountains the same age?".
They are both part of the same Paleozoic mountain range: http://bit.ly/Tpz5rd
The Atlas Mountains are estimated to be over 100 million years old, dating back to the Mesozoic era.
A group of mountains closely related in shape, structure, and age is called a mountain range. These mountains typically formed through the same geologic processes and share similar characteristics due to their proximity and shared geological history. Examples include the Rocky Mountains in North America and the Alps in Europe.
The age of mountains can vary. Continental mountains are typically formed by tectonic plate movements, which can take millions to tens of millions of years to form. To determine the age of Continent A's mountains, geological studies like radiometric dating or studying the rock layers would be needed.
a mountain range
Science estimates the age of the Ural Mountains at about 350 million years old. There are generally constructed of limestone and sandstone.
They are about the same age, actually. The Appalachians were formed as a result of the continental collisions that formed Pangaea.
Earth'surface features indicate the Earth's history and it looked like billions of years ago. For example: the Appalachian Mountains in North America are similar in age and structure to Atlas Mountains in Africa that mean these two mountains were once part of the same mountain belt
The Atlas Mountains are estimated to be over 100 million years old, dating back to the Mesozoic era.
The Rockies and the Appalachians are similar geologically (although the Appalachians are a little more diverse) however the Appalachians were emplaced a lot longer ago and have been exposed at the surface longer and therefore are more eroded down. By contrast the Rockies are still quite young (they were pushed up roughly in the Cretaceous, probably 100-200 million years after the Appalachians) and haven't been weathered down very much yet.
Earth'surface features indicate the Earth's history and it looked like billions of years ago. For example: the Appalachian Mountains in North America are similar in age and structure to Atlas Mountains in Africa that mean these two mountains were once part of the same mountain belt
Earth'surface features indicate the Earth's history and it looked like billions of years ago. For example: the Appalachian Mountains in North America are similar in age and structure to Atlas Mountains in Africa that mean these two mountains were once part of the same mountain belt
Earth'surface features indicate the Earth's history and it looked like billions of years ago. For example: the Appalachian Mountains in North America are similar in age and structure to Atlas Mountains in Africa that mean these two mountains were once part of the same mountain belt
Yes, mountains can vary in age due to the different geological processes that form them. Fold mountains, for example, are often older than volcanic mountains because they form over millions of years through the collision of tectonic plates. This means that the age of mountains can vary depending on their formation.
Same age as the Alps.
The Appalachian Mountains have a northeast-southwest orientation and runs for about 400 miles (640 km) from north-central Pennsylvania, through western Maryland and eastern West Virginia, to southwestern Virginia.
During the Devonian Age/Period of the Paleozoic Era, the two major landmasses Gondwana and Eurasia pushed together with continental drift to form the Appalachians.
Scientists can determine the relative timing of mountain formation through methods like radiometric dating of the rocks that make up the mountains. By dating the age of the rocks in the Appalachian Mountains and the Himalayas, scientists have been able to determine that the Appalachians were formed much earlier, around 480 million years ago, while the Himalayas began forming around 50 million years ago.