- WHAT ARE MOUNTAINS?
- Mountains rise up as the crust meets, cracks,
crumbles, folds, and spews; they dominate their surroundings with towering
height.
- Mountains have steep sloping sides and sharp or
round ridges.
- Peak or summit: the highest point of a mountain
- Mountains can rise at leqast 1,000 feet (300 meters)or
more above the surroung area.
- Mountain range: a series or chain of mountains
that are close together.
- Some mountains are taller than others, for
example; the summit of mount Everest is 29,035 feet (8,850 meters)/ the highest
point on earth.