2006-09-16 02:45:26 · 6 answers · asked by vampire_2002k 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
You would not ask this question if you have learned geographical alteration of the lands. This is not a tree. There is NO ROOTS.
2006-09-16 02:51:38 · answer #1 · answered by AAA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mountains don't technically have "roots" Mountains do have events though where mountains are built when two tectonic plates are colliding known as an orogeny or a mountain building event. Probably the best example of a mountain building event today is the collision of the Indian plate with the Eurasian plate, known as the Himalaya mountains
2006-09-16 02:57:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mountains do have "roots", but not like a plant's roots.
Mountains, like the rest of the continental crust, are made of low-density granite that "floats" in the Earth's mantle. Like an ice cube, all mountains must have a compensating "root" to isostatically balance them. The higher a mountain, the deeper its roots.
Hope this helps.
2006-09-17 12:41:46 · answer #3 · answered by heraclius@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mountains are usually formed by tactonic plates colliding with each other , or volcanic activity . Generally , mountains do not have roots .
2006-09-16 02:55:06 · answer #4 · answered by rocknrod04 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but in engineering term there is a feets
removed them and the mountain will come down
2006-09-16 02:59:34 · answer #5 · answered by kimht 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not like trees have roots.
2006-09-16 02:51:39 · answer #6 · answered by jack w 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋