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Mountains and Volcanoes Task Center Card
Directions: Access the websites listed below to learn more about mountains and
volcanoes. You can take notes if it helps you. Then answer the questions below
using complete sentences for your answers. Use only the websites listed.
http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/mountains/types.htm#types
http://www.factmonster.com/dk/encyclopedia/mountains.html
http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/mountains/volcanoes.htm
1. How are mountains formed?
2. The Earthʼs Crust is made up of 6 huge slabs. What are these slabs called?
3. What is a fault line?
4. How are volcanic mountains formed?
5. How are magna and lava different?
6. What causes a volcano to erupt?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/# (Click on the Plate Tectonics
activity) In this activity, there are four plates at the top.
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7. Click on the 2nd plate and drag it toward the 3rd plate. What happens when the
two plates collide?
8. Click on the 3rd plate and drag it toward the 4th plate. What happens when the
two plates collide?