Starter quiz
- England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and what other country make up the United Kingdom?
- 'Wales' ✓
- Order the layers of Earth starting with the outermost layer
- 1⇔Crust
- 2⇔Mantle
- 3⇔Outer core
- 4⇔Inner core
- What are tectonic plates?
- Huge pieces of Earth's crust ✓
- Huge pieces of Earth's mantle
- Huge pieces of Earth's outer core
- Huge pieces of Earth's inner core
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- How are mountains formed?
- When tectonic plates diverge (move apart)
- When tectonic plates converge (move towards one another) ✓
- When tectonic plates move side by side
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- The point where two tectonic plates meet is called a....
- 'tectonic plate boundary' ✓
- Which continent is Mt Everest located in?
- Europe
- Africa
- North America
- South America
- Asia ✓
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Exit quiz
- The highest mountain on Earth is called...
- 'Mt Everest' ✓
- The highest point of a mountain is called its...
- 'Peak' ✓
- Groups of mountains are called a....
- mountain group
- mountain cluster
- mountain range ✓
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- Height above sea or ground level is called...
- 'altitude' ✓
- A mountain is classed as over...
- 400m high
- 500m high
- 600m high ✓
- 700m hight
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- Match the mountain feature to its description
- Glacier⇔a slow moving body of ice ✓
- Scree⇔loose rock found on the side of a mountain ✓
- arete⇔a narrow ridge of rock between two valleys ✓
- snow line⇔the altitude on a mountain above which some snow remains on the ground ✓
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Key learning points
- A mountain is classified as over 600 metres high and groups of mountains form a range.
- Mountains have common physical features: peak, ridge or arete, tree line, snow line, glacier, scree.
- Mount Everest, at 8848m, is the highest mountain on Earth and poses unique challenges for those who climb it.
Common misconception
Pupils assume that it is warmer at the summit of a mountain because you are 'closer to the sun'.
There is low pressure at altitude which means that air is thinner at the summit of a mountain. The thin air causes the cold temperatures.
Keywords
Peak - A peak is the highest point of a mountain.
Arête - An arête is a narrow ridge of rock between two valleys.
Altitude - Altitude is height above sea level or ground level.
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