Fold Mountains

Question 1

What is meant by the terms anticline and syncline?

Answer 1

The anticline is it the high part of the false and the sink line is the bottom parts also known as a valley

Question 2

How do fold mountains occur?

Answer 2

Fold mountains occur where plates are colliding, convection current in the mantle cause the plates to move. The land between the plates is pushed up words and buckled into folds

Question 3

Name the three periods of fold mountains, with the age and an example

Answer 3

• Caledonian– Oldest (450mya) – Wicklow Mountains, Ireland.
• Armorican– Middle (250mya) – Macgillycuddy reeks, Ireland.
• Alpine – youngest (50mya) – The Alps, Europe/the Himalayas, Asia.

Question 4

What is the process of forming fold mountains called?

Answer 4

Folding