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Fault Block.
That is wrong, they are fold mountains, they were formed on a weakening in the plate, and millions of years ago the plate was under pressure and then it buckled and the Rockies were formed.
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∙ 15y agoNo. The Himalayas are fold mountains.
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∙ 13y agoNeither. They're upwarped mountains i believe.
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∙ 8y agoEverest is part of the Himalaya range. These are fold mountains, formed by the crumpling of rocks when the Indian subcontinent and the mainland of Asia collided.
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∙ 13y agoBoth of them,..
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∙ 13y agoFaul block mountains are on a fault.
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∙ 13y agofault-block
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∙ 11y agofolded
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What is the coldest temperature in The Alps?
They do not have a specific climate of the Alps because the Alps is a series of 180 mountains
What would be the food web in the Alps?
it will be like a food web in alps .........it will also be like a normal food web in alps and it is called a fod web in alps !
Are the Alps mountains on the Pacific Plate?
The Alps are on the Eurasian Plate.
What part of the alps is mount skuta and mount grintovec part of?
it is part of the Swiss Alps
Is Antarctica and the Alps the same thing?
No. Antarctica is the southern-most continent on earth. The Alps are a mountain range in Europe.
What is type of mountain is alps?
It is a Fault-Block Mountain!
Where can mountains be found?
It all depends on what mountains you mean, Fold Mountains are like the Himalayas and the Alps. There are Plateau Mountains in the USA, Volcanic Mountains can be found in several countries around the world. Fault Block and Dome Mountains are again, in the USA
What are some folded mountains?
The alps.
An example of folded mountains can be seen in .?
B, The Alps of Europe. :)
The Alps Urals and Appalachians are examples of what kind of mountains?
folded mountains
Why are the alps where they are?
The two continents of Africa and Eurasia pushed together and folded the rocks into mountains.
Where do folded mountains occur?
At distructive plate boundaries, and yes the Hymmalayas is an example of a fold mountain as are the Alps
What is an example of a folded mountain range which is the result of colliding continental plates?
In Europe: the Alps, in the Americas: the Andes.
How were the swiss alps was formed?
The Alps form part of a line of mountain chains, called the Alpide Belt. This goes through Southern Europe and Asia and all the way to the Himalayas.The Alps were formed when the African and the Eurasian Plates collided, folded and then buckled.
What kind fault would create a mountain range?
Thrust faults will do this - the alps. So will normal faults - horsts
How do the alps affect distribution of climates in Europe?
The Alps form a barrier that separates the warm, dry climate of the Mediterranean region from the cooler climates of the north. The Alps block moist Atlantic winds, so less precipitation falls in southern Europe than in northwestern Europe.
Where was Otzi the Iceman found precisely?
Otzi the Iceman was found in the Ötztal Alps on the border between Austria and Italy. Specifically, he was discovered in the Schnalstal glacier in the South Tyrol region of Italy.
