E.9 Flashcards
1
Q
what is a mountain range
A
a series of mountains (aka a mountain belt)
2
Q
what is a fold
A
Bends in strata layers when sedimentary rocks are compressed from plate collisions
3
Q
what is a fault
A
Compression from plate collisions breaks the rock and shifts it in two pieces
4
Q
what type of plate boundary forms mountains
A
converging boundary
5
Q
How do we know Alberta used to be covered by a sea?
A
The Rocky Mountains formed by colliding plates and there are fossilized sea creatures in the Rockys.
6
Q
How could something solid like a rock fold?
A
Colliding plates provide the heat and pressure needed to soften the rock.
