Mountain madness
Across
- 2. This is happening to ice and snow in all mountain ranges due to climate change
- 3. The World's highest mountain range found in Asia
- 7. These erupting mountains produce gas ash and lava and are often found in certain mountain ranges
- 8. Beginning with A this mountain range in South America runs down the west of the continent.
- 9. Beginning with A this word means height above sea level. The top or summit of the world's tallest mountain is 8848 metres above sea level
- 10. This is lacking at the top of mountains which makes it very difficult for people to reach the summit of high mountains
- 12. Beginning with A, a mountain range in Europe famous for skiing.
Down
- 1. beginning with R many of the world's largest of these start in mountains such as the Amazon Ganges and Nile
- 4. A rapid flow of snow down a slow at high speed which can kill many people
- 5. The world's highest mountain
- 6. These natural hazards are sometimes formed where tectonic plates are driven together triggering deadly vibrations. Nepal was hit by a severe one of these in 2015 which killed 6000 people in mountain communities
- 11. Rivers of Ice that flow out of mountains and downhill