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How Mountains form
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mount Everest is how high? | 8 km above sea level |
| What causes Mount Everest to grow taller every year? | forces inside the earth |
| a series of mountains that are closely related in orientation, age, and mode of formation | mountain range |
| Give two examples of mountain ranges | 1. Mount Everest is part of the Great Himalayan Range 2. Mount St. Helen's is part of the Cascade Range |
| what is a term for a group of mountain ranges called | Mountain system |
| which four mountain ranges make up the Appalachian mountain system | 1. Great Smoky 2. Blue Ridge 3. Cumberland 4. Green and White mountain ranges |
| What are Earth's two major mountain belts | 1. circum-Pacific belt 2. Eurasian-Melanesian belt |
| Which mountain belt forms a ring around the Pacific Ocean | Circum-Pacific Belt |
| Where does the Eaurasian-Melanesian mountain belt run? |