List of mountain types

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/list-of-mountain-types

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the shield volcanoes?Broad, gently sloping mountains formed by effusive eruptions of fluid basaltic lava
2. What is the cirques?Bowl-shaped depressions carved by glaciers at the head of a mountain
3. What are volcanic mountains and how do they form?Volcanic mountains form when one tectonic plate slides under another, melting the mantle and sending magma up. They can erupt lava and ash, making shapes like cones or wide shields.
4. How do glaciers shape mountains?Glaciers move slowly and carve out bowl-shaped depressions called cirques, and when several cirques meet they make sharp ridges or pyramidal peaks. They also make U‑shaped valleys.

Subduction: The process where one tectonic plate slides beneath another.
Viscosity: A liquid's resistance to flow; high viscosity means thick and slow-moving.
Fluvial Erosion: The erosion of land by rivers and streams.
Tectonic Forces: Forces generated by the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates.