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Smoky Mountains. By: Koltyn Schuessler. Big Questions. How did they form ? How long have they been around ? How did they get their name ?. My Notes. The mountains stand higher then surrounding terrain. They form by when earth’s tectonic plants crash together
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Smoky Mountains By: KoltynSchuessler
Big Questions • How didtheyform? • How long have they been around? • How didtheygettheirname?
My Notes • The mountains stand higherthensurrounding terrain. • Theyform by whenearth’stectonic plants crash together • Smoky Mountains been aroundsince the earthbegan • Smoky Mountains gottheirnamebecuase of the bluemistthatalwaysseems to hoveraround the peaks and valleys.
My Notes (cont.) • The smokymountains lie betweenKnowville, TN and Asheville, N.C. blendinginto the Blue Ridgeescarpment to the east in North Carolina
Sources • www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar375780&st=mountains • www.universetoday.com/29833/how-mountains-are-formed • www.wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_have_the_smoky_mountains_been_around • www.wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_the_smoky_mountains_get_their_name • www.history.com/topics/great-smoky-mountains