Mountains Vocab

Plate

• a flat dish used for eating

• a large section of Earth's crust that can move

• a kind of metal material

• a small piece of rock on the ground

Magma

• melted rock found deep inside Earth's crust

• hard rock on Earth's surface

• water that flows underground

• sand that forms beaches

Mineral

• a type of animal that lives underground

• a naturally occurring substance found in Earth's crust

• a kind of plant that grows in mountains

• melted rock from inside the Earth

Barrier

• something that allows movement

• something that blocks movement

• a kind of mountain peak

• a large rock formation

Elevation

• the distance above sea level

• the height of a person

• a type of landform

• the lowest part of Earth's crust

Lava

• melted rock that reaches Earth's surface

• rain that falls on mountains

• frozen rock below the ground

• a mineral found in soil

Extinct

• still active or alive

• sleeping for a long time

• having died out completely

• only resting

Weathering is the process that involves the breaking up of Earth's materials into smaller pieces, rainfall and sunshine in an area, building up of mountains, and carrying away of soil.

• breaking up of Earth's materials into smaller pieces

• rainfall and sunshine in an area

• building up of mountains

• carrying away of soil

Erosion

• the carrying away of soil and rock by water, ice, or wind

• the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

• a large crack in Earth's surface

• movement of magma inside Earth

Equator

• a mountain range near the poles

• the line dividing the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• a line showing 90 degrees latitude

• a place with the highest elevation