Question
Describe how fold mountains are formed.
Answer
- A large depression is formed on the earth's surface called a geosyncline.
- The geosyncline is filled with water to form ocean/sea.
- The surrounding land masses are eroded and the sediments are deposited in the geosyncline in layers.
- The weight of the sediments in the geosyncline makes it to subside.
- More sediments are deposited in the geosyncline to form thick layers.
- The thick layers trigger off compressional forces of the continental layer. This causes the sediments in the sea to fold forming fold mountains.
- The geosyncline is filled with water to form ocean/sea.
- The surrounding land masses are eroded and the sediments are deposited in the geosyncline in layers.
- The weight of the sediments in the geosyncline makes it to subside.
- More sediments are deposited in the geosyncline to form thick layers.
- The thick layers trigger off compressional forces of the continental layer. This causes the sediments in the sea to fold forming fold mountains.
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