Fold Mountains

Question 1

What is a fold mountain?

Answer 1

Fold mountains are formed when 2 plates move towards each other and collide

Question 2

How does a fold mountain form?

Answer 2

The force of plates pushing together causes land above to buckle.
The heavier plate sinks under lighter plate int mantle. Lighter plate buckles upward .

Question 3

What happens if two continental plates collide?

Answer 3

They both buckle upwards

Ex. Himalayas

Question 4

What is an anticline?

Answer 4

Long narrow ridge

Question 5

What is a syncline?

Answer 5

Valleys lying between fold mountains

Question 6

Alpine

Answer 6

Youngest and highest mountain range

Question 7

When were alpine mountains formed?

Answer 7

35-60 million years ago

Question 8

Give an example of alpine mountains

Answer 8

Alps
Andries
Rockies

Question 9

Armorican

Answer 9

Eurasian and African plates collided

Question 10

When were they formed?

Answer 10

250 million years ago

Question 11

Give an example of armorican mountain

Answer 11

Magilligudys reeks

Question 12

Caledonian

Answer 12

Eurasian and American plates collide

Question 13

When were Caledonian mountains formed?

Answer 13

400 million years ago

Question 14

Give an example of Caledonian mountains

Answer 14

Dublin and wicklow mountains