Fold Mountains Flashcards
1
Q
What way do plates move to make fold mountains occur?
A
Collide
2
Q
How do you fold mountains occur?
A
One play to get pushed together, pressure buildup and plates become bendable then they over millions of years they make mountains
3
Q
What is the bit going up in a fold mountain
A
Anticline
4
Q
What is the bit going down in a fold mountain?
A
Sincline
5
Q
What is the in between the anti-line and the syncline?
A
Limbs
6
Q
What are the oldest mountains?
A
Caledonian
7
Q
What are the middle-aged mountains?
A
American
8
Q
What are the youngest mountain?
A
Alpine
9
Q
Give an example of a Caledonian mountain
A
Dublin Wicklow Mountains
10
Q
Give an example of an American mountains
A
The McGillicuddy reeks
11
Q
Give an example of Alpine mountains
A
An example is the Alps
