Fold Mountains Flashcards
1
Q
How to fold mountains occur
A
Destructive plate boundaries.
The lighter plate is forced up with the rocks in the crust becoming folded
2
Q
Anticlines
A
Unfolds
3
Q
Synclines
A
Down folds
4
Q
Caledonian period
A
400 million years ago.
Worn down
5
Q
Armorican period
A
250 million years ago
6
Q
Alpine period
A
35 million years ago.
The highest mountains
