Vocabulary
What is a naturally occurring substance found in Earth's crust?
Mineral
What kind of mountain is created when Earth's crust shifts so that one piece of rock folds over another?
Folded Mountain
What mountains are barriers?
All mountains
Name two animals you might find on a mountain
Goats, bears, llamas, mountain lions, guanacos, ibex, wolf spiders, giant pandas, eagles, and condors.
What is the distance above sea level of a spot on Earth's surface?
Elevation
What type of mountain is formed when plates shift and piece of rock are broken off and shifted upward?
Fault Block Mountain
True or False: Mountains are barriers that can affect travel and communication.
True
What is one way that animals can survive the cold mountain weather?
Animals move lower on the mountain where it is warmer and they have more shelter, they grow thicker coats of fur, they find shelter underground or under the snow, or they hibernate.
What is something that blocks something?
Barrier
What type of mountains are created by volcanic eruptions?
Volcanic Mountain
What can people use mountains, rivers, and dams to create?
Power (Electricity)
Why is it important for animals to adapt to the conditions on mountains?
They must adapt to survive.
What is a place in the mountains that is lower than the surrounding peaks and that people use as a path through the mountains?
Pass
What type of mountain is formed when magma wells up below Earth's surface?
Dome Mountain
The Rocky and Appalachian Mountains are rich in different kind of __________.
Minerals
True or False: The Yeti is a real animals that has been spotted on mountains.
False
What is a large area of high, flat ground?
Plateau
How are mountains important in nature?
They affect weather and climate. They provide a home for animals. They contain minerals.
True or False: Mountains can be very useful to people but they can also be used for fun activities such as snowboarding and skiing.
True
True or false: The movement and settlement of people has affected where some animals live.
True: Mountain lions live in the mountains because people have settled in the lowlands and pushed the lions north.