The Restless Earth
Tuesday 7 May 2013
Folding
Folding:
When moving plates collide with each other, tremendous compression (pushing together) occurs where the plates meet. This compression may cause the earths crust to become very slowly buckled and arched upwards, forming fold mountains.
Examples:
Alps in Europe
The Rocky Mountains in North America
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