E.9 Mountain Building Flashcards
1
Q
Mountain range meaning?
A
A series of mountains (aka a mountain belt)
2
Q
What does Fold mean?
A
Bends in strata layers when sedimentary rocks are compressed form plate collisions.
3
Q
What does Fault mean?
A
Compression from plate collisions break the rock and shifts it into pieces
4
Q
How do we know Alberta used to be covered by sea?
A
The rock Mountains formed by colliding plates and these fossilised sea creatures in the Rocky’s.
5
Q
How could something like a rock fold
A
colliding plates provide heat n pressure needed to soften the rock.
6
Q
What type of plate boundary forms mountains?
A
Converging boundary
