World Mountains

2. A colorless or lightly colored hard mineral
4. Highest mountain in South America
6. A low place in the mountains, often created by a river
8. Winds travel up and over the mountain, winds are cooler and carry less moisture; the side of the mountain furthest from the water source is dry
11. The side of the mountain closest to water source carries moist winds and gets rain and snow
15. a machine that makes electricity
17. A place in the mountains that is lower than the surrounding peaks and that people use as a path through the mountains
18. To go into a sleep-like state during winter and live off body fat
19. Highest mountain in North America
21. The TYPE of mountain that is created by magma pushing up below Earth’s surface
22. Highest mountain range in South America
23. The carrying away of soil and rock by water, ice, or wind
24. magma or melted rock that reaches Earth’s surface
25. a place that uses the force of moving water to power generators that make electricity
27. People of the Andes and the Himalayas used a _____________ to create fields

1. To build level surfaces on a mountainside
3. The TYPE of mountain that is created when Earth’s crust shifts so that one piece of rock folds over another
5. The TYPE of mountain that is created by volcanic eruption
7. A large area of high, flat ground
9. Highest mountain in Africa
10. Not likely to fall- Mountain goats have hooves have sharp edges that help them grip the steep mountainside
12. a wall used to stop the flow of water
13. The higher the elevation, the ___________ it gets (why we see snow at the top of mountains)
14. The TYPE of mountain that is created by shifting plates where pieces of rock are broken off and shifted upward
16. Type of volcano that has died out completely
17. Mountain sources of water can be used to make _______________
20. A naturally occurring substance found in Earth’s crust
26. A passage through or under a natural feature such as a mountain