smoky mountains
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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Smoky MountainsBy: Koltyn Schuessler
Big Questions
1. How did they form?2. How long have they been
around?3. 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
• Smoky Mountains been around since the earth began
• Smoky Mountains got their name becuase of the blue mist that always seems to hover around the peaks and valleys.
My Notes (cont.)
• The smoky mountains lie between Knowville, TN and Asheville, N.C. blending into the Blue Ridge escarpment to the east in North Carolina
Sources• www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id
=ar375780&st=mountains• www.universetoday.com/29833/how-mountai
ns-are-formed• www.wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_have_th
e_smoky_mountains_been_around• www.wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_the_smo
ky_mountains_get_their_name• www.history.com/topics/great-smoky-mountai
ns