Year 6 Topic: Mountains

Year 6 have been learning about mountains and how they are formed.









This is a volcano.  Volcanoes can form from the seas and also make islands out of ash and fire.  The white piece on top is not snow, it is ash: the ash turns into stone or earth but starts off as burning ash and then begins the transformation.



This is a folded mountain.  It is formed by the plates pushing together to make mountains and valleys.  Folded mountains are very good for hiking or maintain climbing because they are extremely steep and they also have cliffs which are good for rope hooks that grip on to the side of the mountain.

Here is a question for you: Do you know how plateau mountains are formed? Put your answers in the comments below.

By EB
Year 6