4A Mountains
Find your model mountain from the ones pictured at the bottom of this page. Click on any photograph of a model mountain to see a larger photo of it. Then answer the following questions to the best of your ability, given the limitations of our current situation.1) How has the height of your mountain changed? Has it gotten taller or shorter?
2) Look at the black line that you drew around the base of your mountain. How has the base of your mountain gotten bigger or smaller?
3) How have the peaks of your mountain changed? How they gotten more rounded or are they more jagged and pointy?
4) Where do you see loose sand and gravel building up? Where did this material come from? (Ignore the grass, that came from people mowing.)
5) Do you see any gullies, slumps, cliffs or deltas? If so, where?
6) Compare the overall form of your mountain to the Catskills, the Taconics, the Appalachians, the Rockies, Alps and the Himalayas. Which does it look most similar to?
7) Based on your observations and your answers to these questions, describe how you think mountains tend to change over time?
8) Based on your observations and your answers to these questions, which of the 6 mountain ranges below do you think is the oldest?
The Catskills |
The Taconics |
The Appalachians |
The Rockies |
The Alps |
The Himalayas |
Here are photos of your model mountains, taken on April 22. There are two photos of each model. Find your group's model mountain. Click on the photo to see full sized photos.
Model #1
 Hannah, Ilan, Nina, Zachary |
Model #2
 Dani, Dylan, Eliana, Talia |
Model #3
 Aaron, Liav, Michal, William |
Model #4
 Harris, Jack, Jake, Noa |
Model #5
 Ethan K, Ethan S, Lev, Maya |
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