The Appalachian Mountains formed by continent-continent collision 300 million years ago. Explain why they persist as a mountain range today despite 300 million years of erosion

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Mountains are the result of tectonic forces and isostatic uplift due to erosion. Erosion causes a decrease in the thickness of a crustal block which means that the root portion of the block must decrease as well. The decrease in the mountain's root results in uplift, which results in further erosion, which results in more uplift.

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