Rockie Mountains
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Rockie Mountains
Sandra Peralta
Lawrence Kodowsky
FSN 1500
Naked Science: The Rockies
Rocky mountains extend from British Columbia to New Mexico. They stretch nearly 3000 miles. Theyare found in the American states like New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, Idaho, Montana and Colorado as well as in Canadian states like British Columbia and Alberta. The rocky mountains areclassified into Southern, Middle and Northern Rockies, the Rocky mountain system in Canada and the Brook range in Alaska. The Southern, Middle and Northern Rockies are found in the United States. Canadianrockies are the largest among the Rocky mountains and stretch along nearly 900 miles. Sawatch, Sangre de Cristo, San Juan Mts, Gore, Yellowstone Plateau, Wasatch, Park and Mosquito are the majormountain ranges.
To understand the formation of the Rockies, it is necessary to understand about plate tectonics. According to this theory, the surface of the Earth is made up of a series of plates,each of which move relative to the others. At one time, all the continents were joined into one large land mass known as Pangea. Slowly, this supercontinent began to break apart and the continentsbegan to drift. Inevitably, the plates eventually began to collide with one another and caused the formation of the mountains.
The process of mountain formation is known as orogeny. The formation ofmountains in the world began in Paleozoic era and the ancient rockies were formed in this era. Followed by it was the Mesozoic era or the age of dinosaurs. Tectonics and sedimentation took place inNorth America in mesozoic era. In both of these eras, huge sediments from the oceans were deposited on land due to invasion of the oceans. At the end of mesozoic era, the process of formation of theRockies started taking place. They were formed due to plate tectonic activity. The outermost layer of the Earth's interior is called lithosphereand and it is broken into several plates. These plates...
Sandra Peralta
Lawrence Kodowsky
FSN 1500
Naked Science: The Rockies
Rocky mountains extend from British Columbia to New Mexico. They stretch nearly 3000 miles. Theyare found in the American states like New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, Idaho, Montana and Colorado as well as in Canadian states like British Columbia and Alberta. The rocky mountains areclassified into Southern, Middle and Northern Rockies, the Rocky mountain system in Canada and the Brook range in Alaska. The Southern, Middle and Northern Rockies are found in the United States. Canadianrockies are the largest among the Rocky mountains and stretch along nearly 900 miles. Sawatch, Sangre de Cristo, San Juan Mts, Gore, Yellowstone Plateau, Wasatch, Park and Mosquito are the majormountain ranges.
To understand the formation of the Rockies, it is necessary to understand about plate tectonics. According to this theory, the surface of the Earth is made up of a series of plates,each of which move relative to the others. At one time, all the continents were joined into one large land mass known as Pangea. Slowly, this supercontinent began to break apart and the continentsbegan to drift. Inevitably, the plates eventually began to collide with one another and caused the formation of the mountains.
The process of mountain formation is known as orogeny. The formation ofmountains in the world began in Paleozoic era and the ancient rockies were formed in this era. Followed by it was the Mesozoic era or the age of dinosaurs. Tectonics and sedimentation took place inNorth America in mesozoic era. In both of these eras, huge sediments from the oceans were deposited on land due to invasion of the oceans. At the end of mesozoic era, the process of formation of theRockies started taking place. They were formed due to plate tectonic activity. The outermost layer of the Earth's interior is called lithosphereand and it is broken into several plates. These plates...
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