PPT-How are mountains formed?

To be able to explain how mountains are formed Plate Tectonics The Earths surface is made up of a series of large plates like pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle called tectonic plates These plates are in constant motion travelling at a few centimetres per year This is called continental drift. By Andrew Chinn . Over, over the mountains, . over the valleys and on to the sea . I’ll sing to our God of the . North and the South . Sing to our God of the . West and the East . God of creation, oh let my heart sing . Types of Mountains. The process of building a mountain range is called orogenesis. . Mountains are classified by the dominant processes that have formed them. . Folded Mountains. These are mountains are formed mostly by folding. . . Hall. . EARTH SCIENCE. Tarbuck. . Lutgens . . Chapter. . 11. Mountain Building. Factors Affecting Deformation. 11.1 . Rock Deformation .  . Factors that influence the strength of a rock and how it will deform include temperature, confining pressure, rock type, and time.. The Chesapeake . Watershed. Covers 5 states.. the supercontinent, Pangaea about 220 million years ago. Think of the Red star as where LIE School is.. The red shows the ancient lava beds. The lava bed in the East is from when the . Kim . Gloersen. . One mountain said to the other across the rift "Hey, it's not my fault!". Plate Movements. 30 Ma. , . s. ubductive. tectonic movements occurred between the . Farallon. , North American, and Pacific plates.. Mr Boland . Geography. The earths crust is divided into layers. But because the earths plates are convergent, neutral and divergent the layers of the earths crust have been changed and deformed.. The three types of deformation are. Kim . Gloersen. . One mountain said to the other across the rift "Hey, it's not my fault!". Plate Movements. 30 Ma. , . s. ubductive. tectonic movements occurred between the . Farallon. , North American, and Pacific plates.. Utah’s geology has changed over time. .. . Notice where North is in th. is p. icture.. . 550 Million Years Ago. Present Day. The Early Years: Paleozoic. Utah was at the edge of North America. The eastern part of the state was flat and low, close to sea level. Coral reefs became thick . Due to Forces inside the Earth. And . Forces outside the Earth. LANDFORMS ASSOCIATED WITH PLATE BOUNDARY ACTIVITY. Forces Inside the Earth. FOLD MOUNTAINS. upland areas formed by the buckling of the earth's crust . Where do mountains form?. Most mountains form along plate boundaries.. Plates collide and cause the land and crust to be pushed up forming mountains.. The plates can continue to push together and the mountains can grow. An example of this is the Himalayas.. LANDFORM/URAL MOUNTAINS. Location-Ural mountains location is between Europe and Asia . Details-Ural are ancient mountain range located at the extreme eastern limit of Europe . Ratio & Proportions . Objectives:. Identify three types of mountains.. Describe how they are formed.. Key Terms. folded mountain. : mountain formed by the folding of rock layers. dome mountain. : mountain formed when upfolds in rocks create a rounded structure that looks like a bowl turned upside down. -place Since time immemorial in the mountains man meets man and through man meets God Mountains are my homelandDear guest my name is Renzo Turriand m here to contact you and welcome you to mi site u And . Forces outside the Earth. LANDFORMS ASSOCIATED WITH PLATE BOUNDARY ACTIVITY. Forces Inside the Earth. FOLD MOUNTAINS. upland areas formed by the buckling of the earth's crust . - associated with .