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Q: Why is the Rocky Mountains bigger than the appalachian?
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How are Rocky mountains different from Appalachian mountains?

The Rocky Mountains are taller than Appalachian Mountains and has sharp pointy peaks. The Rocky Mountains are taller.They Both have eroded. The Appalachian Mountains are older and shorter than rocky mountains.


How are the Appalachian Mountains similar and different from the Rocky Mountains?

The Rocky Mountains are taller than Appalachian Mountains and has sharp pointy peaks. The Rocky Mountains are taller.They Both have eroded. The Appalachian Mountains are older and shorter than rocky mountains.


Is the Appalachian mountain taller than the rocky mountain?

Rocky Mountain is taller than Appalachian Mountain. But they are both the tallest mountains in North America


Witch area has a higher elevation Appalachian mountain or rocky mountain?

The Rocky mountains are bigger than the Appalachia Mountains. Its true you can look it up.


Is California closer to the Rocky or the Appalachian Mountain?

rocky I think


What is the highest mountain rocky mountain or Appalachian mountain?

The Appalachian Mountains are a great deal older than the Rockies.


Are the Appalachian mountains bigger than the smoky mountains?

yes


Why was the Appalachian mountain was once higher than the rocky mountains?

It is because of the altitude. The Appalachian Mountains are shorter than the Rocky Mountains. The lower the moutain the warmer the mountain. The higher the mountain the colder the mountain. By J.O.B


Why are the Appalachian Mountains shorter than the Rocky Mountains?

The Appalachian Mountains are older and more eroded than the Rocky Mountains.


What are the longest and largest mountain range Rocky Mountains or Appalachian?

Geologically speaking the Appalachians are older. The Rockies are an example of geological upheaval, while the Appalachians used to be a solid plain millions of years ago and eroded to become the mountains we have today.


How the rocky mountain differ from the Appalachian mountains?

The Appalachians are older than the Rockies, and they are weathered and smooth. The Rockies are jagged and rough. The Appalachian mountains are covered with trees and brush, and many of the Rocky mountains are bare rock.


Compare the Rocky Mountain with Appalachian Mountain?

Okay~ Then///////// Similarity: They are located in the west. Differences: Rocky mountain is sharp, rocky peaks, but the Appalachian mountain is older, lower, then Rockies or Sierra Neveda. Also, Rocky mountain is higher then the Appalachian Mountain.