Mountains
Across
- 5. one of the highest mountain ranges in Asia that extend through India, Bhutan, China, Nepal, & Pakistan
- 10. a type of mountain formed when a large amount of magma pushes up from below the Earth’s crust, but it never actually reaches the surface and erupts
- 12. the tallest mountain on the African continent with 3 volcanoes
- 14. a long narrow top of a mountain or series of mountains
- 15. the scientific study of mountains
- 16. the most common type of mountain formed by convergent plate boundaries
- 17. a landform that rises at least 1,000 feet (300 meters) or more above its surrounding area
Down
- 1. a type of dome mountain found in South Dakota
- 2. the highest point of a mountain
- 3. a mountain in Papua new guinea dedicated to one of the United Kingdom's queens by Sir William MacGregor
- 4. a series or chain of mountains that are close together
- 6. the side of a mountain
- 7. a type of mountain found near fold mountains (ex.
- 8. a mountain type formed by the movement of large crustal blocks along faults formed when tensional forces pull apart the crust
- 9. where the Three Holy Mountains (Fuji, Haku, and Tate) reside
- 11. the worlds tallest mountain
- 13. a type of mountain that is formed when molten rock from deep inside the Earth erupts through the crust and piles up on itself