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What are Fold Mountains? | Fold Mountains are mountains that are formed when the earths plate are pushed together creating a bump. |
How are Fold Mountains created? | Fold mountains are created where two or more of Earth’s tectonic plates are pushed together, often at regions known as convergent plate boundaries and continental collision zones |
What are fold mountains made out of? | Most fold mountains are composed primarily of sedimentary rock and metamorphic rock formed under high pressure and relatively low temperatures. |
Why are fold mountains found on the edge of continental plate boundaries? | At a compression zone, tectonic activity forces crustal compression at the leading edge of the crust formation. For this reason, most fold mountains are found on the edge or former edge of continental plate boundaries. |
What are the key structures in Fold Mountains? | Some of the key structures in fold mountains are nappes. Nappes are common, dramatic folded rocks or rock formations. |
Where do fold mountains form? | Fold mountains form in areas of thrust tectonics, such as where two tectonic plates move towards each other at convergent plate boundary. |
Are the Himalayas active fold mountains? | The rugged, soaring heights of the Himalayas, Andes, and Alps are all active fold mountains. |