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The Changing Landscape
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anticline: upward folding of the crust
syncline: downward fold of the crust
fracture: a break in rock
fault: break in Earth's crust along which movement occurs
elevation: height of a point on Earth's crust above or below sea level
summit: highest point on a mountain top
mountain range: a group of mountains with the same general shape and structure
mountain system: group of mountain ranges
young mountain: formed from "new " crust
mature mountains: mountains have been weathered by nature, less steep slopes and rounded peaks
folded mountain: mountain formed by the folding of rock layers
dome mountain: formed when upfolds in rocks create a rounded structure the looks like a bowl turned upside down
fault block mountain: formed when normal faults uplift a block of rock
The Changing Landscape
| downward fold of the crust |
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| a group of mountains with the same general shape and structure |
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| mountains have been weathered by nature, less steep slopes and rounded peaks |
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| formed when upfolds in rocks create a rounded structure the looks like a bowl turned upside down |
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| height of a point on Earth's crust above or below sea level |
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| mountain formed by the folding of rock layers |
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| formed when normal faults uplift a block of rock |
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| upward folding of the crust |
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| highest point on a mountain top |
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| break in Earth's crust along which movement occurs |
| |
| |
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The Changing Landscape
| downward fold of the crust |
| |
| |
| a group of mountains with the same general shape and structure |
| |
| mountains have been weathered by nature, less steep slopes and rounded peaks |
| |
| formed when upfolds in rocks create a rounded structure the looks like a bowl turned upside down |
| |
| height of a point on Earth's crust above or below sea level |
| |
| mountain formed by the folding of rock layers |
| |
| |
| formed when normal faults uplift a block of rock |
| |
| upward folding of the crust |
| |
| highest point on a mountain top |
| |
| break in Earth's crust along which movement occurs |
| |
| |
© 2013
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only