Mountains on the MoveThe changes that take place in the land-scape of the American continent caused by erosion, rain, snow, earthquakes, and volcanoes. Grades 5-7. |
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From Sea to Shining Sea | 9 |
Mountains Into Sand | 13 |
Rivers Carve the Land | 20 |
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Appalachian Mountains Appalachian Plateau Basin began bottom boulders broken pieces called changed cliff Colorado Plateau continent covered cracks crumbled rock crust cycads debris decayed deep deeper delta desert floor dissolved earthquake edge farther faults feet flat flood flowing folds formed geosynclines glaciers grains of sand granite ground grow Gulf Gulf of California Gulf of Mexico happen hard highlands hills ice sheet igneous rock inside the earth kinds of rock lake land landscape lava layers of rock look magma mass of magma melted metamorphic rock miles million years ago minerals Mississippi Mississippi River molten moraines moun mountain ranges moving nearly level plain ocean once peaks places plants rain ridges Rocky Mountains rubble sand and silt sandstone scientists sediment sedimentary rock seen seeped side streams slopes slowly snow soil solid rock squeezed stand steep stone surface thick USGS photo valleys volcanoes Wasatch Mountains washed wearing West western worn