Name: ___Tory_________________
Mountains and Volcanoes
Study Guide
Devils Tower, Wyoming
Mountains
Glacier National Park, Montana
Directions: Use this Mountain website to help answer questions,
define terms, fill in blanks, and take notes.
A mountain is a Landform that rises above the surrounding terrain. In
general, mountains need to be at least 600 meters tall to be called a
mountain. Otherwise, they are hills. Mountains are made from rocks
and earth.
Define the following in your words:
Summit – The top of the mountain
Slope – The side of the mountain
Gorge – A very steep valley between young mountains
Elevation –
List the 5 types of mountains:
1. Fold mountains
2. Fault-block mountains
3. Dome mountains
4. Volcanic mountains
5. Plateau Mountains
Name: ___Tory_________________
Complete the table for each type of mountain. Write 2-4 facts,
name an example, and insert an image for that example.
Fold Mountain:
Formation Notes
(bullet list of 2-4
facts)
 Most common
 Formed when
two plates of
equal density
collide
 Some of the
world largest
mountains were
made by folding
Example(s) (from
Mountain site or
ones you find)
 Himalayan
mountains
 The Alps
 Rockies
Image of example (Image search
and/or screen shot of Google
Earth location)
Fault Block Mountain:
Formation Notes
(bullet list of 2-4
facts)
 Formed when
cracks in the
earths crust
push some rocks
up
 They don’t fold
over
 They pull apart
and break into
smaller chunks
Examples(s) (from
Mountain site or
ones you find)
 Sierra Nevada
mountains
 Harz Mountains
Image of example (Image search
and/or screen shot of Google
Earth location)
Name: ___Tory_________________
Plateau Mountain:
Formation Notes
(bullet list of 2-4
facts)
 Not formed by
internal
activities
 Formed by
erosion
 Pushed above
sea level
Examples(s) (from
Mountain site or
ones you find)
 New Zealand
mountains
Image of example (Image search
and/or screen shot of Google
Earth location)
Name: ___Tory_________________
Volcanoes:
Use this Volcanoe website to help answer questions, define terms,
fill in blanks, and take notes all about mountains and volcanoes.
A volcano is a Landform where molten rock erupts through the crust
to the surface. A volcano is a type of mountain. There are about
1,510 active volcanoes in the world. Over half are located around the
Pacific Ocean on the Ring of Fire. The crust is made of Plates that
sometimes move. When one plate is forced under another, Magma can
be squeezed up through two plates, or cracks.
Match the term on the left with the letter of its definition on
the right.
A. Fine particles of dust and rock
1. Magma G___
B. Opening at Earth’s surface
2. Vent _B__
C. Tube that magma flows through
3. Flank _I__
D. Steep circular depression formed by an
4. Lava _F__
eruption
E. Process by which material is ejected onto
5. Crater __D_
surface by volcano
6. Conduit __C_
F. Magma that has reached the surface
7. Summit __J_
G. Molten rock beneath the surface
8. Ash __A_
H. Roman god of fire
I. Side slope of a volcano
9. Eruption _E__
J. Highest point on a volcano or mountain
10.
Vulcan _H__
K. The solid rocky material (ash, pumice, obsidian)
11.Pyroclastics
that flies out of a volcano.
_K__
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Define the three types of volcanoes:
Active – Eruptions often and at any time
Dormant – Has been awhile but still could erupt
Extinct – Problably won’t erupt ever again
List the 4 shapes of volcanoes:
1. Shield volcanoes
2. Composite volcanoes
3. Cinder Cones
4. Lava Domes
Complete the table for two shapes of volcanoes. Write 2-4 facts,
name an example, and insert an image for that example.
Shield Volcano:
Formation Notes
(bullet list of 2-4
facts)
 Runny Magma
 Shaped like a
bowl
 Calm lava flow
Examples(s) (from
Mountain site or
ones you find)
 Hawaii
 Mount Etna
Image of example (Image search
and/or screen shot of Google
Earth location)
Composite Volcano:
Formation Notes
(bullet list of 2-4
facts)
Examples(s) (from
Mountain site or
ones you find)
Image of example (Image search
and/or screen shot of Google
Earth location)
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 Thick sticky
magma
 Steep sided
 Made of many
layers
 Also known as
stratovolcanoes
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Mount Fuji
Mount Cotopaxi
Mount Shasta
Mount Lassen
Mount Hood
Mount St. Helens
Mount Rainier
Mt. Etna