BJU Earth Science Ch 7 Mountains and Hills VOCAB

Front

Height of a mountain above its base, which may be at, above, or below sea level.

Back

actual height

Front

Mountain formed by volcanic materials or sediments from ice, water, or wind. Examples: volcanoes, drumlins, eskers, kames, sand dunes.

Back

depositional mountain

Front

Height of a point on Earth's surface.

Back

elevation

Front

Mountain landform shaped by erosion, often from a plateau; also known as a residual mountain. Examples: buttes, mesas.

Back

erosional mountain

Front

Mountain landform formed by folded rock strata.

Back

Fold mountain

Front

Natural elevation of the earth’s surface rising to a summit, lower than mountains by local traditions.

Back

hill

Front

Balance of downward forces (rock, water, ice) and upward buoyancy from the mantle; explains thicker continental crust under mountains and thinner ocean crust underwater.

Back

isostasy

Front

A shape or structure on the earth’s surface like a mountain, valley, or lake.

Back

landform

Front

Natural elevation of the earth’s surface rising to a summit, higher than hills.

Back

mountain

Front

Series of mountain peaks in a geographic area.

Back

mountain range