Mountains
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. avalanche
A. Flat tableland with steep edges
2. lava
B. Usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
3. range
C. The weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
4. climate
D. A relatively flat highland
5. mesa
E. A land mass that projects well above its surroundings
6. erosion
F. A series of hills or mountains
7. mountain
G. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
8. terrace
H. A slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
9. foothills
I. A relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain (plural)
10. plateau
J. Rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos
11. valley
K. A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
12. habitat
L. Condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind