Mountain Origins and Locations Donovan O'Brien - Volcano Project
Across
- 6. Large area of flat upland, usually surrounded by a steep slope on all sides but sometimes enclosed by mountains
- 7. A big cause of mountain formation that results in tectonic plate movement
- 8. Major mountain range of western North America
- 9. A long line of mountains connected by high ground
- 13. Formed recently and is sharp and steep because of less erosion than an old mountain
- 14. Highest mountain on Earth - Border of Nepal and Tibet
- 15. World-famous mountain of the Swiss Alps
Down
- 1. Mountain ranges that are formed when two of the tectonic plates that make up the Earth's crust push together
- 2. A mountain range resulting from dissection of a structural dome
- 3. Mountains Formed by the rising of huge blocks of Earth's surface
- 4. Causes mountains like Mount Everest to grow taller usually after earthquakes
- 5. A mountain formed by hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases escaping from a magma chamber below the surface creating taller land
- 10. What causes an old mountain to become round and smooth
- 11. Formed millions of years ago and has been rounded due to erosion
- 12. Largest mountain ranges in the world - South America