Mountain Formation and Elevation
What is the distance above sea level of a spot on Earth’s surface called?
Elevation
What is the highest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest.
What does survive mean?
To stay alive.
What valuable natural resources found in mountains make mountains important to people?
Minerals.
What is a naturally occurring substance found in Earth’s crust?
Mineral
What happens to the temperature as you travel higher up a mountain?
It generally becomes colder.
What two mountain ranges are found in North America?
The Rocky Mountains and Appalachian Mountains.
What adaptation helps some surefooted animals live on steep mountains?
Hooves with sharp edges.
What is one way people use mountains for fun?
Recreation.
What is a wall used to stop the flow of water?
Dam
Which elevation would generally be coldest: 1,500 feet, 3,000 feet, 5,000 feet, or 10,000 feet?
10,000 feet
On what continent are the Andes Mountains located?
South America
What is an easier way to cross a mountain range?
Bonus +100: What is a passage through or under a natural feature such as a mountain?
A mountain pass.
Bonus +100: A tunnel.
What kind of power can mountain rivers provide?
Hydroelectric power.
What is a machine that makes electricity?
Generator
What movement deep inside Earth can help form mountains, and what is this melted rock called?
Bonus +100: What does it mean if a volcano is extinct?
The movement of magma; magma is melted rock from inside Earth’s crust.
Bonus +100: It is not likely to erupt.
What is the highest mountain in Africa?
Mount Kilimanjaro.
What is a large area of high but level ground called?
Bonus +100: What does hibernate mean?
A plateau.
Bonus +100: To go into a sleeplike state during winter and live off body fat.
How can mountains affect the amount of moisture that reaches the other side?
Mountains can prevent winds from easily carrying moisture across them.
What is a colorless or lightly colored hard mineral?
Crystal
Name four ways mountains can form.
Rock folds upward (folded)
Blocks of rock shift (fault-block)
Magma pushes upward (dome)
Lava builds a mountain (volcanic)
What is the highest mountain in North America, and what is the highest mountain in South America?
Denali is the highest in North America;
Mount Aconcagua is the highest in South America.
What are 3 ways that mountains can create problems or barriers for people.
1. Communication problems
2. Make it difficult for armies to invade a country
3. Prevent moisture from being carried across mountains
What mountain people mentioned in our unit have adapted to the effects of high elevation?
People living in the Andes Mountains.
What word means to build level surfaces on a mountainside?
Terrace