Question

Formation of fold mountain explain it

Answer 1

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fold mountain is formed when two tectonic plates move together

when the plates and continents riding on them collide, the accumulated layers of rocks crumple and fold like table cloth that is pushed across table

e.g Appalachians in the eastern united states

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Answer 2

Answer:Fold mountains are the result

of large-scale earth movements caused by weightof the overlying rocks,movement in the mantle, the expansion or contraction of some part of the earth,etc. These stresses subjec the rocks to compressive forces, producing wrinling or folding along the lines of weakness. This is shown in fig. The raising of folds makes the fold mountains.

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