1.1 Mountains grow, mountains disappear

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• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

1.1 Mountains grow, mountains disappear

Part 1

Who among you has ever climbed/hiked/been on a mountain?

Learning goals

1. You can explain the ways in which mountains are formed.

2. You know the characteristics of landscapes per altitude zone.

3. You understand that sedimentary and igneous rocks are formed in different ways.

Mountains are formed

What two plates do we have?

What are the three ways that plates move? (use the correct names)

What was that extra movement?

Open your book and go to page 16:

Mountains Formation and Source 8

Young mountains

- High

- Steep slopes

- Pointed peaks

- Deep valleys

Old mountains

- Lower

- Gentle slopes

- Rounded peaks

- Less deep / wider valleys

Young / Old ?

Young / Old?

Ocean floor or mountains?

What is a fossil?

How come fossils can be found high up in the mountains?

Sedimentary rock

Rock formed by the compression of sediment, such as sandstone.

Igneous rock

Rock formed by the solidification of magma, for example granite.

Open your book and turn to page 16:

Ocean floor or mountain?

Mountains disappear

What is sedimentation and erosion again?

Lowland	0m-200m
Hills	200m-500m
Low mountain range	500m-1500m
High mountain range	1500m and >

Now make assignment 1

At 1b, write down the words in your notebook on the assignment side.

1.1 Bergen groeien, bergen verdwijnen

Deel 2

Make all the ex from
Chapter 1 Section 1