Lesson 3 Mountain Building
SC.7.N.1.1, SC.7.E.6.5, LA.6.2.2.3, MA.6.A.3.6
Skim or scan the heading, boldfaced words, and pictures in the lesson. Identify or predict three facts
you will learn from the lesson. Discuss your thoughts with a classmate.
The Mountain-Building
Cycle
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Sequence processes of the mountain-building cycle.
1. Converging plates
.
2. Folds,
, and
create mountains.
Note-taking
3. Eventually, the plate boundary becomes
, and mountains stop
.
Inquiry Lab
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can remove mountains.
Study Guide
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Express the result of repeated collisions and rifting.
Repeated collisions
and rifting
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Explain how isostasy exposes metamorphic rock at the top
Benchmark Practice
of mountains.
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Chapter Review
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Lesson 3 | Mountain Building (continued)
Types of Mountains
Correlate the direction of forces to the direction of folds in the
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formation of folded mountains. Explain how the arrows in the
diagram relate to the process.
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Draw a simple line diagram to represent the cross-section of
Describe uplifted mountains.
Uplifted mountains form when
regions
with
.
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Study Guide
Sequence the formation of volcanic mountains.
Over time, it
erupts onto
Earth’s surface.
The molten rock
hardens.
to form
.
Analyze It
Explain which type of mountain you think can form the fastest and why.
Chapter Review
Benchmark Practice
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Inquiry Lab
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Note-taking
fault-block mountains. Label at least two characteristics.
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