Mountains and the weather Flashcards
The higher you go up the mountains the ______ it gets.
The higher you go up the mountains the colder it gets.
The temperature falls by about _____ Celsius for each 300 meters you climb.
2 degrees
What happened above the snow line?
Above the snow line, it is so cold that snow covers the ground even in summer.
What are clouds made up of?
The clouds are made up of tiny water droplets.
What is the windward side?
Often the rain or snow falls on only side of the mountain, called the windward side.
What is the leeward side?
The leeward side, which receives much less rain or snow.
Which side is in a rain shadow?
The leeward side is in a rain shadow.
Cold air is ___ than warm air.
heavier
How many ways are there for the mountains to be worn away by the weather?
And what are they?
There are 3 ways for the mountains to be worn away by the weather.
1. Ice, 2. Water and 3. Changes in temperature.
How can Ice make the rock worn away?
When drops of rain falls into the creaks of the rock and when the weather gets cold it freezes and when it turned to ice, it expands. The ice presses hard against the side of the cracks and make the rock break off.
How can water make the rock worn away?
Rainwater is also a weak acid, and it gradually dissolves rocks made of chalk and limestone.
How can changes in temperature make the rock worn away?
The big difference in temperature between day and night weakens the rocks and slowly worn them away.
What are glaciers?
Slow-moving rivers of ice are called glaciers.
