Social studies Mountains Vocabulary Quiz

The breaking up of Earth’s materials into smaller pieces:

• weathering

• mountain

• plate

• mineral

A large section of Earth’s crust that is able to move:

• mineral

• country

• crust

• plate

Something that blocks movement:

• shoe

• barrier

• mineral

• weathering

Melted rock from inside Earth’s crust:

• magma

• rock

• lava

• volcano

The distance above sea level of a spot on Earth’s surface:

• sea level

• elevation

• mountain

• erosion

A naturally occurring substance found in Earth’s crust

• plate

• weathering

• mineral

• volcano

Magma, or melted rock, that reaches Earth’s surface:

• magma

• hot rock

• lava

• volcano

To go into a sleeplike state during winter and live off body fat

• hibernate

• live

• sleep

• survive

A passage through or under a natural feature such as a mountain:

• mountain

• tunnel

• gap

• wagon train

A large area of high, flat ground:

• gap

• tunnel

• mountain

• plateau