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Generally, mountains are higher than 600 metres. Those less than 600 metres are called hills / Granite is a coarse-grained rock that is hard and impermeable. It is often used to make steps and roads as it is a rock that doesn’t wear away easilySoils are a mixture of tiny particles of rock, dead plants and animals, air and water / Volcanoes can have a very serious effect on the lands and people around them when they erupt
The Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world. / Different plants grow better in different types of soil
A volcano is a landform (usually a mountain) where molten rock erupts through the surface of the planet. / Mountains usually have steep, sloping sides and sharp or slightly rounded ridges and peaks.
Because slate is a hard, impermeable rock, which splits easily into thin sheets, it is ideal for making roofing tiles / Clay soil is an orange or blue-ish sticky soil with very few air gaps. Water does not drain through it easily. When it rains, puddles stay on top of clay soil for a long time.
Active - eruptions can be anytime and often. Dormant - has been a while since it has erupted, but could at anytime. Extinct - meaning it hasn't erupted in a very long, long time so it probably won't ever again. / Some rocks are harder than others. For example, granite is a very hard rock, but chalk is a very soft rock and wears away easily.
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Cut out the cards below and then group them in as many groups as you like. Choose a sub-heading for each of the groups that you make.
Generally, mountains are higher than 600 metres. Those less than 600 metres are called hills. / Mountains tend to have much wetter climates than the surrounding flat land.A mountain is a landform that rises high above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. They are made from rocks and earth. / Volcanic Mountains are formed when molten rock (magma) deep within the earth, erupts, and piles upon the surface.
The Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world. / The temperature on mountains becomes colder the higher the altitude gets.
Mountain weather conditions can change dramatically from one hour to the next. / Mountains usually have steep, sloping sides and sharp or slightly rounded ridges and peaks.
Fold mountains are formed when two plates collide head on, and their edges crumbled, much the same way as a piece of paper folds when pushed together. / The Andes Mountains form the longest mountain range in the world.
The Rocky Mountains are a vast mountain system in Western North America. / These mountains form when faults or cracks in the earth's crust force some materials or blocks of rock up and others down.
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Generally, mountains are higher than 600 metres. Those less than 600 metres are called hills / Granite is a coarse-grained rock that is hard and impermeable. It is often used to make steps and roads as it is a rock that doesn’t wear away easilySoils are a mixture of tiny particles of rock, dead plants and animals, air and water / Volcanoes can have a very serious effect on the lands and people around them when they erupt
The Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world. / Different plants grow better in different types of soil
A volcano is a landform (usually a mountain) where molten rock erupts through the surface of the planet. / Mountains usually have steep, sloping sides and sharp or slightly rounded ridges and peaks.
Because slate is a hard, impermeable rock, which splits easily into thin sheets, it is ideal for making roofing tiles / Clay soil is an orange or blue-ish sticky soil with very few air gaps. Water does not drain through it easily. When it rains, puddles stay on top of clay soil for a long time.
Ben Nevis is also the highest mountain in Great Britain. / One in 10 people in the world live within 'danger range' of an active volcano
Active - eruptions can be anytime and often. Dormant - has been a while since it has erupted, but could at anytime. Extinct - meaning it hasn't erupted in a very long, long time so it probably won't ever again. / Some rocks are harder than others. For example, granite is a very hard rock, but chalk is a very soft rock and wears away easily.