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The Appalachian Mountains are older and more eroded than the Rocky Mountains.

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How are Rocky mountains different from Appalachian 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.


Why was the Appalachian mountain was once higher than the rocky mountains?

It is because of the altitude. The Appalachian Mountains are shorter than the Rocky Mountains. The lower the moutain the warmer the mountain. The higher the mountain the colder the mountain. By J.O.B


How are the Appalachian Mountains similar and different from the Rocky 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.


Is the Appalachian mountain taller than the rocky mountain?

Rocky Mountain is taller than Appalachian Mountain. But they are both the tallest mountains in North America


Is California closer to the Rocky or the Appalachian Mountain?

rocky I think


What is the highest mountain rocky mountain or Appalachian mountain?

The Appalachian Mountains are a great deal older than the Rockies.


Which observations about the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains would support the claim that exposure to weathering and erosion over time can change land forms?

A. The Appalachian Mountains are found in the eastern United States and the Rocky Mountains are found near the west coast. B. The shorter and more rounded Appalachian Mountains are more than four times older than the taller and more jagged Rocky Mountains. C. The length of the Appalachian chain is approximately 2,400 kilometers, and the Rocky Mountain chain is about twice as long. D. The Appa Mountains are composed mostly of sedimentary rocks while the Rocky Mountains also contain other rock types.


Why is the Rocky Mountains bigger than the appalachian?

Because of phiscal geography


Why are the Applalachian mountains more rounder and shorter than the Rock mountains?

The reason why is that the Appalachian mountains are smoother than the Rockies.


How the rocky mountain differ from the Appalachian mountains?

The Appalachians are older than the Rockies, and they are weathered and smooth. The Rockies are jagged and rough. The Appalachian mountains are covered with trees and brush, and many of the Rocky mountains are bare rock.


Witch area has a higher elevation Appalachian mountain or rocky mountain?

The Rocky mountains are bigger than the Appalachia Mountains. Its true you can look it up.


Compare the Rocky Mountain with Appalachian Mountain?

Okay~ Then///////// Similarity: They are located in the west. Differences: Rocky mountain is sharp, rocky peaks, but the Appalachian mountain is older, lower, then Rockies or Sierra Neveda. Also, Rocky mountain is higher then the Appalachian Mountain.