Mountains

The Rocky Mountains are located in...

• Wyoming

• Connecticut

• Colorado

• Utah

Define alpine.

• living or growing on mountains above the tree line.

• the height of something above the level of the sea.

• a large, slow-moving body of ice.

• a place too cold and windy for trees to grow.

"Only ______ flowers and grass grow on the mountain tops."

• tundra

• alpine

• glacier

• elevation

How does the vegetation change as you ascend (go up) the Rocky Mountains?

• It becomes more tropical.

• It becomes denser and more varied.

• There are less trees and are adapted to cold.

• It does not change.

How does temperature change as air moves up a mountain?

• It gets warmer

• It stays the same

• It gets colder

• It disappears

What is the term for the line on a map that connects points of equal elevation?

• Contour line

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator

Why does the author include a map of the world?

• to show how big North America is

• to show how tall mountains can be

• to show where some large mountain ranges are

• to show how many oceans there are in the world

The statement from the article that as earth gets warmer, mountain glaciers are melting supports which of the following ideas?

• that warming temperatures will change the mountain landscapes

• that there are many different types of mountains in the world

• that mountains are better than glaciers

• that earth is made up mostly of water

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'mountain' as a metaphor?

• A) The mountain of paperwork on my desk is overwhelming.

• B) The mountain is covered in snow.

• C) We hiked up the mountain trail.

• D) The mountain range is visible from here.

Identify the correct sentence structure: 'The mountain, which was covered in snow, looked beautiful.'

• A) Simple sentence

• B) Compound sentence

• C) Complex sentence

• D) Compound-complex sentence